Information about the known data elements, definitions for the Federal data hub services are contained in Business Services Description (BSD) documents. The best way to access the BSDs and to avoid version control problems, is to request access to the CMS Service Catalog. States may do so by contacting dsh.support@qssinc.com and requesting the CMS Services Catalog User Intake Form. Please note that as the information published on the repository is quite technical in nature, state users should ideally have a technical background.

All transactional requests to the Federal data services hub shall be performed via web services. These services shall be invoked by State IT systems via application programming interfaces (API) or Web APIs that are accessed via secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and shall be executed on the system hosting the requested services. The CMS web services shall accept request from trusted sources, perform the function based on the request, and return a response to the State system.

Some services will be composite, and others atomic. For instance, it will be possible to invoke individual SSA services in a single composite service, although not all services in the composite will always need to be invoked. If the Exchange is seeking Title II income information for a member of a household who is not the applicant, then the citizenship and incarceration services would not be invoked. In contract, public MEC verification services will be separate, atomic services.

No. We will not charge state-based exchanges (SBEs) or Medicaid/CHIP agencies for the Federal data hub services or underlying data.

The Federal data services hub will provide the following services on Day 1. CMS is also pursuing data sources for additional verifications through the Federal data services hub and will keep states updated as they are confirmed:

The federal hub will provide data verification services to any state-based exchange and to the Medicaid and CHIP program without regard to whether a state has adopted the low-income adult expansion. Consistent with the regulations issued on March 23, 2012, state Medicaid and CHIP programs must rely on the HUB for certain information; this provision applies without regard to whether a state has adopted the Medicaid expansion for low-income adults.

Your state will determine if you qualify for Medicaid. Contact your state for renewal or application information.

The FFE's role is the same whether or not a state implements the Medicaid expansion for low-income adults. The FFE will still make MAGI-based determinations or assessments of eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP and will assess eligibility for premium tax credits and cost sharing. The FFE will apply the state's eligibility levels for Medicaid/CHIP when it makes the Medicaid determination or assessment.

The ASD-related services for EPSDT eligible individuals (under age 21) must be provided under the Medicaid state plan and not under the 1915(c) waiver. When the state submits the home and community-based services waiver for renewal or amendment, the state should include a restriction under the ""limits"" section for that specific service indicating that EPSDT-aged individuals are excluded as the services are fully covered in the state plan. ASD-related services for individuals over age 21 may continue to be provided under the 1915(c) waiver.