Can the State Operations and Technical Assistance Team (SOTA) calls replace the requirement for submitting an 1115 transition plan?

The SOTA calls cannot replace the submission of a transition plan, as the plan is a required deliverable under the State's Special Terms and Conditions. However, we expect to use the SOTA calls as a platform for transition planning discussions. We are also available for additional calls with States as needed. We can accept as the State's required early deliverable, a summary of the issues that the State needs to address in the transition plan, given the specific features of its waiver and plans for 2014. We will work with States in subsequent months to fully develop the transition plan to ensure it is in place in time for 2014.