4952449 Final Rulemaking to allow advance payments to a provider of non-emergency transportation services for the District’s Medicaid and Eligible Fee-for-Service recipients.

THE OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

 

  NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) of the District of Columbia, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-361.06 (2012 Repl.)) (“Act”), hereby gives notice of the adoption of an amendment to Section 3205 of Chapter 32 (Contract Financing and Funding) of Title 27 (Contracts and Procurement) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”). 

 

This amendment adds a new paragraph (p) to Subsection 3205.1, which permits the CPO to authorize advance payments to a provider of non-emergency transportation services for the District’s Medicaid and Eligible Fee-for-Service recipients.

 

The CPO gave notice of his intent to adopt these rules on March 31, 2014, and the proposed rules were published in the D.C. Register on May 9, 2014, at 61 DCR 4776.  No changes have been made to the text of the rules as published.  The CPO took final action to adopt these rules on June 11, 2014.

 

The rulemaking will become effective upon publication in the D.C. Register.

 

Subsection 3205.1 of Chapter 32, CONTRACT FINANCING AND FUNDING, of Title 27, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENTS, of the DCMR is amended by adding a new paragraph (p) to read as follows:

 

 

(p)        Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) through (g) above, the contracting officer may authorize advance payments to a responsible contractor who is a provider of non-emergency transportation services to the District’s Medicaid and Eligible Fee-for-Service recipients. The contractor may be paid a prospective capitation rate for each recipient.