Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Division of Medical Assistance
600 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111 www.mass.gov/dma
MASSHEALTH
TRANSMITTAL LETTER CHC-70
January 2004
TO:      Community Health Centers Participating in MassHealth
FROM:      Beth Waldman, Acting Commissioner
RE:      Community Health Center Manual (Speech and Hearing Services)
This letter transmits a revision to the community health center regulations. The revised language clarifies that community health centers that want to provide speech and hearing services as an optional service must follow the MassHealth speech and hearing center regulations at 130 CMR 413.000.
These regulations are effective February 1, 2004.
NEW MATERIAL
(The pages listed here contain new or revised language.)
Community Health Center Manual
Pages 4-25 and 4-26
OBSOLETE MATERIAL
(The pages listed here are no longer in effect.)
Community Health Center Manual
Pages 4-25 and 4-26 — transmitted by Transmittal Letter CHC-57

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Medical Assistance
Provider Manual Series
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MANUAL	SUBCHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE
4 PROGRAM REGULATIONS (130 CMR 405.000)	PAGE
4-25	

	TRANSMITTAL LETTER
CHC-70	DATE
02/01/04	
405.471: Optional Reimbursable Services
A CHC may elect to provide the following services on site or by referral, but it is not required to do so under 130 CMR 405.000. The CHC must notify MassHealth in writing of each service listed below that the CHC will provide on site. All services provided on site must be provided and payment claimed in compliance with the applicable MassHealth regulations for each service, including applicable fee schedules. Services the CHC may elect to provide include:
(A)	adult day health services;
(B)	adult foster care;
(C)	day habilitation;
(D)	family planning;
(E)	psychiatric day treatment; and
(F)	speech and hearing services as described in 130 CMR 413.000.
(130 CMR 405.472 through 405.495 Reserved)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Medical Assistance
Provider Manual Series
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MANUAL	SUBCHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE
4 PROGRAM REGULATIONS (130 CMR 405.000)	PAGE
4-26	

	TRANSMITTAL LETTER
CHC-70	DATE
02/01/04	
405.496: Utilization Management Program
MassHealth pays for procedures and hospital stays that are subject to the Utilization Management Program only if the applicable requirements of the program as described in 130 CMR 450.207 through 450.211 are satisfied. Appendix E of the Community Health Center Manual contains the name, address, and telephone number of the contact organization for the screening program and describes the information that must be provided as part of the review process.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
130 CMR 405.000: M.G.L. c. 118E, §§ 7 and 12.