447.205—Public notice of changes in Statewide methods and standards for setting payment rates.
(a) When notice is required.
Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the agency must provide public notice of any significant proposed change in its methods and standards for setting payment rates for services.
(3)
The change is based on changes in wholesalers' or manufacturers' prices of drugs or materials, if the agency's reimbursement system is based on material cost plus a professional fee.
(4)
Identify a local agency in each county (such as the social services agency or health department) where copies of the proposed changes are available for public review;
(6)
If there are public hearings, give the location, date and time for hearings or tell how this information may be obtained.
(iii)
The newspaper of widest circulation in the State, if there is no city with a population of 50,000 or more.
[46 FR 58680, Dec. 3, 1981; 47 FR 8567, Mar. 1, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 56057, Dec. 19, 1983]