CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (parts 430 to 456) > PART 433—STATE FISCAL ADMINISTRATION > SUBPART C—Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems (§433.110 to §433.131) > 433.112—FFP for design, development, installation or enhancement of mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems.

433.112—FFP for design, development, installation or enhancement of mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems.

(a) FFP is available at the 90 percent rate in State expenditures for the design, development, installation, or enhancement of a mechanized claims processing and information retrieval system only if the APD is approved by CMS prior to the State's expenditure of funds for these purposes.
(b) CMS will approve the system described in the APD if the following conditions are met:
(1) CMS determines the system is likely to provide more efficient, economical, and effective administration of the State plan.
(2) The system meets the system requirements and performance standards in Part 11 of the State Medicaid Manual, as periodically amended.
(3) The system is compatible with the claims processing and information retrieval systems used in the administration of Medicare for prompt eligibility verification and for processing claims for persons eligible for both programs.
(4) The system supports the data requirements of quality improvement organizations established under Part B of title XI of the Act.
(5) The State owns any software that is designed, developed, installed or improved with 90 percent FFP.
(6) The Department has a royalty free, non-exclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use and authorize others to use, for Federal Government purposes, software, modifications to software, and documentation that is designed, developed, installed or enhanced with 90 percent FFP.
(7) The costs of the system are determined in accordance with 45 CFR 74.171.
(8) The Medicaid agency agrees in writing to use the system for the period of time specified in the advance planning document approved by CMS or for any shorter period of time that CMS determines justifies the Federal funds invested.
(9) The agency agrees in writing that the information in the system will be safeguarded in accordance with subpart F, part 431 of this subchapter.
(c) Eligibility determination systems are not part of mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems and are not eligible for 75 percent FFP under this subpart. These systems are also not eligible for 90 percent FFP for any APD approved after November 13, 1989.
[43 FR 45201, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 17937, Mar. 23, 1979; 45 FR 14213, Mar. 5, 1980; 50 FR 30846, July 30, 1985; 51 FR 45330, Dec. 18, 1986; 54 FR 41973, Oct. 13, 1989; 55 FR 1820, Jan. 19, 1990; 55 FR 4375, Feb. 7, 1990]