This page contains Global Commitment Register (GCR) proposed policies for the Medicaid program. The proposed policies below are open for public comment for a defined period of time. Click on the title of the GCR proposed policy to learn more and find out how to provide public comment.
To access the final policies and policy clarifications in the Global Commitment Register, click here.
Unless otherwise stated in a specific GCR proposed policy, comments can be sent to:
Medicaid Policy Unit, 280 State Drive, Center Building, Waterbury, Vermont 05671-1000
or email AHS.MedicaidPolicy@vermont.gov
- GCR 24-085: Mental Health Case Rate Increase
- Comment Period: 06/28/23 - 07/28/24
- GCR 24-079: Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living Rate Increases
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 5a
- Comment Period: 06/28/24 - 07/28/24
- GCR 24-073: Medicaid Assistive Community Care Services Reimbursement
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 5a
- Comment Period: 6/26/24 - 7/26/24
- GCR 24-072: Hospice Services Rate Changes
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 6
- Comment Period: 6/26/24 - 7/26/24
- GCR 24-070: Home Health, High Technology Nursing, & Pediatric Palliative Care Rate Changes
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 3a and Attachment 4.19-B Page 3a(1)
- Comment Period: 6/26/24 - 7/26/24
- GCR 24-069: Department of Mental Health Fee-For-Service Rate Increase
- Comment Period: 06/28/24 - 07/28/24
- GCR 24-068: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Annual Rate Update
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 7
- Comment Period: 6/27/24 - 7/27/24
- GCR 24-067: Rate Increase for Community-Based Mobile Crisis Services
- Comment Period: 06/28/2024 - 07/28/2024
- GCR 24-066: Rate Increase for Second Spring Residential Facilities
- Comment Period: 06/28/24 to 07/28/24
- GCR 24-065: Ambulance Services Rate Update
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 7
- Comment Period: 6/26/24 - 7/26/24
- GCR 24-058: Non-Emergency Transportation Temporary Rate Increase
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 7
- Comment Period: 5/30/2024 - 6/30/2024
- GCR 24-056: Sleep Study Prior Authorization Change
- Comment Period: 6/24/24 - 7/24/24
- GCR 24-055: Border Hospital Peer Group Prospective Payments
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Pages: Attachment 4.19-A page 1c-10; Attachment 4.19-B page 1a and page 2a(1a)
- Comment Period: 6/20/2024 - 7/20/2024
- GCR 24-053: Electronic Visit Verification DAIL Home Based Services
- Comment period ended 6/21/2024. No comments were received.
- GCR 24-051: Prescription Drug Importation During Shortages
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Draft SPA 24-0013 Att 3.1-A pg 5b
- Comment Period: 06/13/2024 - 07/13/2024
- GCR 24-044: Non-Emergency Transportation Temporary Rate Increase
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 7
- Comment Period: 5/3/2024 -6/3/2024
- GCR 24-041: Medicaid Investment: Bennington Vermont Hub
- Comment Period 05/31/2024 - 6/30/2024
- GCR 24-032: Change Healthcare Outage—Pharmacy Enhanced Dispensing Fee
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B Page 4a
- Comment Period: 05/24/2024 - 06/21/2024
- GCR 24-031: Choices for Care Case Manager Recruitment Grants
- Comment Period: 4/5/2024 - 5/5/2024
- GCR 24-030: Radiofrequency Ablation Coverage
- Comment period ended 6/20/2024.No comments were received.
- GCR 24-029: Change Healthcare Outage - Medicaid Response
- Draft Global Commitment Amended State Plan page: Attachment 4.19 Introduction
- Draft State Plan Amendment page: Template G2a
- Comment Period: 3/29/2024 - 4/29/2024
- GCR 24-028: Global Commitment to Health Demonstration Amendment Request: Public Notice
- Comment period ended 4/19/24. Comments received can be found in the 2024 Global Commitment waiver application.
- GCR 24-024: Rate Increase for Northeastern Family Institute (NFI)
- Comment Period: 06/28/24 - 07/28/24
- GCR 24-022: Dental Imaging Prior Authorization Change
- Comment period ended 6/7/24. No comments were received.
- GCR 24-020: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Prior Authorization Change
- Comment period ended 5/1/2024. No comments were received.
- GCR 24-018: Developmental Services and Brain Injury Programs - Legally Responsible Individuals
- Comment period ended 4/15/2024. State response to comments can be viewed here.
- GCR 24-017: Medicaid Investment: Hub Service Expansion
- Comment Period: 5/29/2024 - 6/29/2024
- GCR 24-014: Choices for Care Case Management, Adult Family Care, and Flexible Choices Base Rate Increase
- Comment Period: 3/20/2024 - 4/20/2024
- GCR 24-012: Concurrent Education Rehabilitation & Treatment (CERT) Program
- Comment Period: 06/28/24 - 07/28/24
- GCR 24-011: Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Rate Update
- Comment period ended 3/29/24. No comments were received.
- GCR 24-010: HUB Per Member Per Month Rate Increase
- Comment Period: 4/29/2024 - 5/29/2024
- GCR 24-009: Medicaid Investment: Blueprint for Health Spoke Expansion
- Comment Period: 05/31/2024 - 06/30/2024
- GCR 24-006: Reimbursement for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics
- Global Commitment Amended State Plan Page: Attachment 4.19-B page 2a(2)
- Comment period ended 3/20/2024. One comment was received.
- GCR 24-004: Medicaid Global Payment Program - Hospitals
- Comment Period: 06/28/2024 - 07/28/2024
- GCR 24-003: Health Care Administrative Rules Update: Private Nonmedical Institutions and Long-Term Care Rules (3/20/24)
- Health Care Administrative Rules Update: Private Nonmedical Institutions and Long-Term Care Rules (1/24/24)
- Comment period ended 2/15/2024. State responsiveness summary can be viewed here.
- Health Care Administrative Rules Update: Private Nonmedical Institutions and Long-Term Care Rules (1/24/24)
- GCR 24-001: Children's Integrated Services Eligibility Screening and Referral
- Comment Period: 4/26/2024 - 5/27/2024
To access the final policies and policy clarifications in the Global Commitment Register, click here.