(a) In adopting rules to implement a Medicaid managed care program, the executive commissioner shall establish guidelines for, and require Medicaid managed care organizations to provide, education programs for providers and recipients using a variety of techniques and media.
(b) A provider education program must include information on:
(1) Medicaid policies, procedures, eligibility standards, and benefits;
(2) recipients' specific problems and needs; and
(3) recipients' rights and responsibilities under the bill of rights and the bill of responsibilities prescribed by Section 532.0301.
(c) A recipient education program must present information in a manner that is easy to understand. A program must include information on:
(1) a recipient's rights and responsibilities under the bill of rights and the bill of responsibilities prescribed by Section 532.0301;
(2) how to access health care services;
(3) how to access complaint procedures and the recipient's right to bypass the Medicaid managed care organization's internal complaint system and use the notice and appeal procedures otherwise required by Medicaid;
(4) Medicaid policies, procedures, eligibility standards, and benefits;
(5) the Medicaid managed care organization's policies and procedures; and
(6) the importance of prevention, early intervention, and appropriate use of services.