3. Monitoring and Reporting

We considered not including State data reporting requirements since section 71119 of the WFTC legislation does not prescribe new State reporting requirements specific to community engagement. However, we decided to require at § 435.562 that States submit data that is timely, complete, and of sufficient quality to support monitoring of State eligibility and enrollment operations concerning the implementation and impact of the community engagement requirement. While States already submit a considerable amount of data to CMS for monitoring and oversight of State eligibility operations and enrollment, these new data will assist CMS to maintain high levels of program integrity to ensure States implement the community engagement requirement under section 1902(xx) of the Act and maintain timely and accurate determinations and redeterminations of eligibility for all applicants and beneficiaries. As a result, at § 435.562(d), we require that States submit data elements for applicants and beneficiaries applying for and receiving medical assistance, including individuals subject to the requirements of section 1902(xx) of the Act through five specified categories. We also outline at § 435.562(e) that failure to submit data or data that indicate compliance issues may be subject to corrective action under section 1904 of the Act, additional data collection, or additional outreach noticing as described at § 435.561(b). We believe these additional reporting requirements will support the agency's oversight obligations, public transparency, and accountability of the State Medicaid agencies.