Library: Policy
317:35-16-7. Agency State Plan Personal Care services; billing, and problem resolution
Issued 3-28-23
The ADvantage Administration (AA) certifies qualified personal care provider agencies and facilitates the execution of the agencies' SoonerCare (Medicaid) contracts on the Oklahoma Health Care Authority's (OHCA) behalf. OHCA checks the list of providers barred from Medicare/SoonerCare (Medicaid) participation to ensure that the personal care services agency is not listed.
(1) Payment for State Plan Personal Care (SPPC). Payment for SPPC services is made for care provided in the member's own home or in other limited living arrangement types, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 317:35-15-2(b) (1 through 4).
(A) Provider agency use. To provide SPPC services, an agency must be licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, meets certification standards identified by Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS), and possesses a current SoonerCare (Medicaid) contract.
(B) Reimbursement. SPPC services payment on a member's behalf is made according to the service type and number of authorized service units.
(i) The amount paid to provider agencies for each service unit is determined according to established SoonerCare (Medicaid) rates for the personal care services. Only authorized units contained in each eligible member's individual plan are eligible for reimbursement. Provider agencies serving more than one member residing in the same residence ensure the members' plans combine units in the most efficient manner to meet the needs of all eligible persons in the residence.
(ii) SPPC services payment is for tasks performed in accordance with the authorized care plan per OAC 317:30-5-951. Payment for personal care skilled nursing service is made on the member's behalf for assessment, evaluation, and associated service planning per nursing visit.
(iii) SPPC service time is documented through Electronic Visit Verification System (EVV), previously known as Interactive Voice Response Authentication (IVRA) system, when services are provided in the home.
(2) Issue resolution.
(A) The provider agency provides a written copy of their grievance process to each member at service commencement. The written grievance process includes the name and phone number of a provider agency contact person who is responsible for responding to such complaints and grievances. When the member is dissatisfied with the SPPC provider agency or the assigned PCA and has exhausted attempts to work with the agency's grievance process without resolution, the member is referred to the OHCA team to attempt to resolve the issue(s). The member has the right to appeal to OHCA per OAC 317:2-1-2.
(B) When a PCA performance issue is identified, provider agency staff conducts a counseling conference with the member or the PCA as appropriate. Provider agency staff counsels the PCA regarding problems with his or her performance.
(3) Persons ineligible to serve as a PCA. Payment from SoonerCare funds for SPPC services may not be made to an individual who is a legally responsible family member of the member, such as a spouse, legal guardian, or parent of a minor child, when he or she is providing SPPC services.
