Frequently Asked Questions

1. Select "Records" from the navigation panel at the top of the screen and then select "Submission Packages" for your state.
2. Select the appropriate Submission Package from the Records list.
3. Select "Reviewable Units" from the left panel. This will direct you to a screen where you can find a list of all Reviewable Units.
4. Select a Reviewable Unit. You may then expand each field you would like to print within the Reviewable Unit by scrolling down the page and selecting the +/- button or by selecting the "View All Responses" button in the right corner if available.
5. To print, use the browser print function. First navigate to the "File" tab. Select "Page Setup".
6. In the "Page Setup" box, set all "Headers" and all "Footers" to empty using the drop down menus. Please note that this is a one-time step that does not have to be done for subsequent print operations.
7. Next, use the browser print function by navigating to the "File" tab and then selecting "Print". You may also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P. This will print the reviewable unit data to your printer.

The Correspondence Log is the official record for the package. The Correspondence Log can be used as a communication tool, where CMS provides information to the state and the state can respond. Only the SPOC and the CMS Point of Contact can write in the correspondence log, but others may view the correspondence log in a package for reference.

1. Log in to MACPro as the CMS Point of Contact.
2. Select the "Records" tab from the upper tool bar, and then select "Submission Packages" for your state.
3. Next, select your Package ID.
4. You will be taken to the Summary screen of your package. Select "Related Actions" from the left panel.
5. Next, select "Create Correspondence Log"
6. Enter in your information and then select "Create Correspondence Log"
7. If you should need to add an entry, follow steps 1 through 4 and then select "Add Entry to Correspondence Log".
8. On the next screen, fill in your entry and then select "Add Entry to Correspondence Log".
9. You may also add an entry to the correspondence log by selecting "Correspondence Log" from the left panel instead of "Related Actions" shown in Step 4. Please note that this link will only appear after you have created a correspondence log.
10. Select "Add Entry to Correspondence" in the top right corner.
11. Fill in your entry information and then select "Add Entry to Correspondence".

Yes, at the end of each report there is an "Upload Documents" section that allows you to upload any relevant documents.

CMS plans to provide technical assistance on transition plans to States through the State Operations and Technical Assistance Team (SOTA) calls and through other calls with the State. We will also be providing additional guidance about the information that should be included in the transition plans. We will consider the transition plans that need to be submitted by the due date as living documents that are open to revision, and will continue to work with States to ensure a seamless transition in 2014 for beneficiaries and States.

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The package ID is an auto-generated ID consists of the two letter state abbreviation, the year, the authority in this case MH for Medicaid Health Homes, an automatic number assignment, and the letter O for official or D for draft. The package ID is used to track this submission package. The SPA ID (SS-YY-NNNN-xxxx) is assigned by the State in Official Submission Packages and consists of the State abbreviation (SS), they year (YY), a four-character sequence number (NNNN), and four-character optional alpha and numeric (xxxx).

Log in as State Point of Contact. Go to the Actions tab, then select "Delete Submission Package". Enter in the package ID and the SPA ID, then search for the package you wish to delete. Only the State Point of Contact can perform this function. This function is only available before a package is submitted to CMS for the first time. After that, the only option for the SPOC would be to withdraw the package.

Yes, there are various places throughout a package to attach additional information. In many reviewable units, depending on the selections made, an opportunity to upload documents is available. Uploading a document to the Health Homes Services Reviewable Unit is required.

A validation error occurs when additional information is required for certain fields on a page. This error will be indicated by red script on the page under the section that was required. In order to avoid a validation error, enter in all required information before attempting to validate data. For many screens this will occur upon selecting a button located towards the bottom of the page to validate your entries.

This table indicates what reports are available to State Users. These can be found under the "Reports" tab.

Report Name	Description	Available For
State Agency Profile Report	Overview of a State's Medicaid Plan including the prior 12 months' submission package history	State Point of Contact; State Director
Submission Detail Report	View details on packages by date	State Editor, State Point of Contact, State Director
Submission Statistics Detail Report	View all Submission Packages currently in review	State Editor, State Point of Contact, State Director
Submission Summary Report	Overview of submitted packages by date	State Editor, State Point of Contact, State Director

1. Select "Records" from the navigation panel at the top of the screen.
2. Select the appropriate Quality Measure from the Records list.
3. Select the specific report to be displayed.
4. Once the report is displayed, in the left hand menu, click on "Report Data". This will direct you to the Admin Screen where you can find a list of all core measures.
5. Select a core measure. You may then expand each field you would like to print within the Core Measure by scrolling down the page and selecting the +/- button.
6. To print, use the browser print function. First navigate to the "File" tab. Select "Page Setup".
7. In the "Page Setup" box, set all "Headers"; and all "Footers" to empty using the drop down menus. Please note that this is a one-time step that does not have to be done for subsequent print operations.
8. Next, use the browser print function by navigating to the "File" tab and then selecting "Print". You may also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P. This will print the core measure data to your printer.