Once the State has reviewed each Application Packet item and has identified each item as “Approved”, the State can now approve the Application Packet.
For new Organizations, two levels of approval are required. Initially, an authorized State user would select the Recommend Approval button on the Organization's Application Packet screen. Once the button is selected, the Approve button is activated on the Organization’s Application Packet screen. Once the Approve button is selected, the Application Packet status is set to “Approved” and the Organization can begin submitting claims for reimbursement based on the approved Application Packet’s data.
For existing Organizations, only a single level of approval is required. Once the renewal applications and required packet items have all been reviewed and approved by MDE, the State user selects the Approve button (i.e., the Recommend Approval button is not active) on the Organization's Application Packet screen. Once the Approve button is selected, the Organization can begin submitting claims for reimbursement.
Note: If the Organization submits a Revised Application, which occurs when an Organization makes any changes to an “Approved” Application Packet, the packet’s status automatically changes to “Not Submitted”. The State is required to perform all of the steps identified above for the revised Application Packet.