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States may voluntarily offer the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program to their Medicaid eligible professionals and eligible hospitals. This page provides resources for states to understand the program and learn more about what is required to offer the programs. CMS registration opens in the following states on January 2, 2012: The following states opened for registration prior to January 2, 2012: - Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other states will launch their Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs in during 2012. For more information about expected Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs see State EHR Incentive Program Launch Times and HIT Websites. Health IT Documents To qualify to receive 90% federal matching funds for administering the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, states must develop: - Health Information Technology Planning Advance Planning Document (HIT PAPD) – A plan of action that requests federal matching funds and approval to accomplish the planning necessary for a state agency to determine the need for and plan the acquisition of HIT equipment, services, or both.
- State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan (SMHP) – A document that describes the state's current and future Health IT activities, as well as the path between, in support of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (see the SMHP template in the "Downloads" section below).
- Health Information Technology Implementation Advance Planning Document (HIT IAPD) – A plan of action that requests federal matching funds and approval to acquire and implement the proposed SMHP services, equipment, or both.
CMS Resources for the States
CMS engages in frequent outreach activities to educate the states on the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, and to gather feedback from the states about the program. Every 2-3 weeks, CMS hosts an All-States Call that addresses a particular set of requirements or activities that the states must undertake to successfully participate in the incentive program. These conference calls with the states are scheduled to continue through the end of the year. Call topics include the SMHP template, the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs final rule, outreach to providers, the State Medicaid Director Letter on federal funding for HIT activities, the convergence of HITECH, MITA, and MMIS, auditing of program payments, and other topics. Recordings of the All-States Calls and supporting documents will be posted to this Web site as they are available. Another resource available to States is the SMHP template found in the "Downloads" section below. Using the SMHP template for guidance, each State seeking to participate in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program must complete and submit to CMS for approval an SMHP describing how the state will administer its incentive program. SMHPs must address the following areas: - The state's "as is" HIT landscape
- The state's "to be" HIT landscape
- The state's implementation plan, describing activities necessary to administer and oversee the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
- The state's audit strategy
- The state's HIT roadmap, describing how the state will advance from its "as is" HIT landscape to its "to be" HIT landscape
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