Medicaid And Smoking Cessation Products, DHHS To Hold Hearing On Medicaid October 16 In Lincoln, Nebraska

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP
Also Included In: Smoking / Quit Smoking
Article Date: 10 Oct 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, will hold a public hearing October 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. CT. The hearing will take place in Lincoln at the State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lower Level Conference Room 'A.'

This hearing is being held to accept comments on proposed changes to regulations for the Nebraska Medical Assistance Program, also known as Medicaid. The proposed changes will provide for Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation products and services.

Anyone may attend and comment at the hearings or submit comments in writing. Written comments must be postmarked or received by 5:00 p.m. CT, October 18, 2008. They should be sent to DHHS Regulatory Analysis and Integration, 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509; faxed to 402-742-2382; or e-mailed to Rules.Regs@dhhs.ne.gov.

If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in a hearing, please call 402-471-9022. Persons with hearing impairments may call the DHHS at 402-471-9570 (voice and TDD) or the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or 800-833-7352 TDD.

Draft regulations and DHHS hearing notices are available online here.

Department of Health and Human Services