| (a) HHSC and CMS, or their designee(s), conduct enrollment
and disenrollment activities.
(b) HHSC and CMS establish procedures for enrolling
new members into participating MMPs, including enrollment periods
and time limits within which enrollment must occur.
(c) HHSC assigns eligible individuals to an MMP based
on current Medicare or Medicaid enrollment.
(d) Beginning 60 days prior to the enrollment of an
eligible individual in the Dual Demonstration, HHSC sends initial
and reminder notifications of the proposed assigned MMP to the eligible
individual, informing the individual of their right to either opt
out of the Dual Demonstration or to select another MMP.
(e) At any time prior to enrollment, individuals may
choose not to participate in the Dual Demonstration, or to select
another MMP in their county by notifying HHSC or CMS.
(f) Once enrolled, individuals may notify HHSC or CMS
of the choices referenced in subsection (e) of this section at any
time. An individual's choice to not participate in the Dual Demonstration
or to select another MMP is effective the first day of the month following
the date the individual notified HHSC or CMS.
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