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TITLE 1ADMINISTRATION
PART 15TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 354MEDICAID HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER DTEXAS HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
DIVISION 5ACTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR EXTENSION OF THE DSRIP PROGRAM
RULE §354.1641Definitions

The following terms, when used in this division, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

  (1) Extension period--The period of time, as approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), for which the waiver is extended beyond the initial demonstration period.

  (2) Federal poverty level--The household income guidelines issued annually and published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

  (3) Initial demonstration period--The first five demonstration years (DYs) of the waiver, or December 12, 2011, through September 30, 2016.

  (4) Medicaid and Low-income or Uninsured (MLIU) Quantifiable Patient Impact (QPI)--The number of MLIU individuals served or encounters provided to MLIU individuals during an applicable DY that are attributable to the DSRIP project.

  (5) Medicaid and Low-income or Uninsured (MLIU) Quantifiable Patient Impact (QPI) Goal--The number of MLIU individuals that a performer intends to serve, or the number of MLIU encounters that a performer intends to provide, during an applicable DY that are attributable to the DSRIP project.

  (6) Transition year--As it relates to DSRIP, the first DY of the extension period.


Source Note: The provisions of this §354.1641 adopted to be effective June 16, 2016, 41 TexReg 4241

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