Roles/Responsibilities:
The State of Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is seeking proposals from interested and qualified professional entities to provide a Cost Allocation Contractor. This contractor will assist DOM with the Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) as described below. Vendor should provide the following:
- Review Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) submissions to ensure compliance with federal regulations including drafting CAP narrative edits (DOM will submit at least one CAP per year and may submit two.).
- Identify opportunities to increase federal funding for activities and make changes to software configurations such as needed.
- Assist with cost impact calculations related to CAP updates.
- Assist the Comptroller with responding to questions from Cost Allocation Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on CAP submissions.
- Provide training on site at least four (4) hours annually on current cost allocation principles specifically focused on Medicaid topics
- Respond to questions from DOMs Senior Leadership on the applicability of cost allocation principles and federal administrative claiming principles in projects or programs under consideration
- Perform updates to AlloCAP software to optimize use of the software and make identification of issues easier
- Perform updates to AlloCAP software for updates made to state administrative software (MAGIC SPAHRSWorkday etc.)
Mandatory Skills:
- Experience in Medicaid Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) methodologies.
- Experience in application of Medicaid Cost Allocation Plan (CAP) methodologies.
- Experience in federal administrative cost claiming.
- Demonstrate experience in and knowledge of federal regulations including but not limited to:
- 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements
- Cost Principles
- Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
- Experience in updating AlloCAP software configurations and settings.