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Medicaid Training sessions from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health Care Finance (KDHE-DCHF) are now open to everyone through the KanLearn system.

Each course focuses on foundational topics related to Medicaid in Kansas. These trainings will help you excel in your job and provide better service to those we serve.

Computer Based Training (CBT) trainings are available immediately upon enrollment.

You will need a KanLearn account to access the sessions.
Download registration instructions.

Computer Based Training

History of Kansas Medicaid Managed Care (Recording)

Instructor: Bobbie Graff-Hendrixson, Deputy Director of Operations and Deputy Medicaid Director

1. Participants will understand the long history of Medicaid managed care in Kansas, including the legislative requirements for it.
2. Participants will understand how various Medicaid populations and geographic regions were included in managed care.
3. Participants will understand the differences and similarities between KanCare (today’s Medicaid managed care) and earlier Medicaid managed care programs.

Medicaid Overview (Recording)

Instructor: Heidi Hartner, Policy Initiatives Sr. Manager

1. Understand the statutory and regulatory background of Medicaid
2. Medicaid requires coverage of certain populations and services, while others are optional
3. Nexus of Medicare, CHIP, and Medicaid
4. Basic financing of Medicaid
5. Medicaid buy-in, presumptive eligibility, and health home programs
6. How the State administers medical, behavioral health, and long-term services and supports services under Medicaid

Understanding Kansas Medicaid Annual Reviews (Recording)

Instructor: Andrea Acosta-Berry, Eligibility Operation Field Specialist

1. Better understand Medicaid annual eligibility reviews.
2. Understand how to submit reviews.
3. Understand how to access the Medical Consumer Self-Service Portal.
4. Understand the importance of the facilitator authorization form and
   medical representative authorization form.

Incentivizing Employment Working Healthy_WORK_and_STEPS (Recording)

Instructor: Billie Crawshaw, Working Healthy Senior Manager

1. An overview of the KS Medicaid Buy-In, Working Healthy.
2. An overview of WORK, the personal assistance program for Working Healthy.
3. The importance of employment for people with disabilities.

Incentivizing Employment

1. The difference between Title II benefits and Title XVI.
2. That Social Security encourages people to test their ability to work.
3. A brief insight into the provisions of Medical and Cash Work Incentives provided through the Ticket To Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

Social Security Benefits

1. Descriptions of Adult Social Security Benefits
2. Eligibility for Adult Social Security Benefits
3. Social Security Benefits and KanCare Benefits

Kansas Medicaid Fraud (Recording)

Instructor: Steve Anderson, Inspector General

1. Participants will understand the history of the Medicaid Inspector General’s office, its statutory basis for existing, and its duties.
2. Participants will understand what Medicaid fraud is and how to identify it.
3. Participants will understand how Medicaid fraud audits are developed.
4. Participants will review several case studies, which include examples of Medicaid fraud in Caretaker Medical and PD Waiver/Medically Needy.

Kansas Medicaid Eligibility (Recording)

Instructor: Liz Long, Director of Working Healthy

1. Participants will understand the process for application for Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage.
2. Participants will understand the basic income levels set for families and children to achieve Medicaid and CHIP eligibility.
3. Participants will understand the process for application for Medicaid coverage.
4. Participants will understand the basic income levels set for the elderly and individuals with disabilities to achieve Medicaid eligibility.
5. Participants will understand the concepts of Protected Income Limit (PIL), spenddown, and patient liability.
6. Participants will understand presumptive medical disability and how it works.

Kansas Medicaid Eligibility - Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)_(Recording)

Instructor: Liz Long, Director of Working Healthy

1. Participants will understand the process for application for Medicaid coverage when the individual is seeking HCBS.
2. Participants will understand the basic income levels set for individuals who want to receive HCBS.
3. Participants will understand the concepts of PIL and client obligation.
4. Participants will understand how functional eligibility works for individuals who want to receive HCBS.

Kansas Presumptive Medical Disability Team Recording

Instructor: Kayla Johnston, PMDT Manager

1. How a PMDT determines disability for certain KanCare programs.
2. The correlation with Social Security Disability criteria.
3. What documentation is needed for a PMDT disability determination?
4. Sample cases and scenarios to better understand the process.

Kan Be Healthy: Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (Recording)*

Instructors: Lisa Shoop RN, RN Clinical Manager and Fran Seymour-Hunter RN, RN Policy Analyst

1. The federal requirements of the EPSDT mandate for participating states.
2. The services which are subject to the EPSDT mandate.
3. The periodicity schedule required for EPSDT coverage in Kansas.
4. The concept of medical necessity and other permissible limits on EPSDT eligible services.

*This course is not designed to train anyone to complete a Kan Be Healthy screening.

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