CHIP State Amendment Plans

This SPA extends CHIP eligibility to children from conception to the end of pregnancy (otherwise known as “unborn”) whose parent is not otherwise eligible for Medicaid or CHIP with incomes up to and including 208 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).

This SPA implements a health services initiative (HSI) program to improve the health of low-income children through a targeted, school-based initiative that provides vision screening services and glasses to children in need.

This SPA implements a health services initiative (HSI) program to support families through the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative (OPEC). 

This SPA demonstrates compliance with requirements in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) that 1) mandate coverage of COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines and their administration without cost-sharing or amount, duration, or scope limitations; and 2) require states to cover, without cost sharing, the treatment of conditions that may seriously complicate COVID- 19 treatment, during the period when a beneficiary is diagnosed with or is presumed to have COVID-19.

This SPA approves Nevada's Evergreen Disaster Relief provisions to extend through the end of the public health emergency (PHE).

This SPA eliminates the nine-dollar family premium contribution for children in households with income under 222 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).

This SPA demonstrates compliance with requirements in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) that 1) mandate coverage of COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines and their administration without cost-sharing or amount, duration, or scope limitations; and 2) require states to cover, without cost sharing, the treatment of conditions that may seriously complicate COVID- 19 treatment, during the period when a beneficiary is diagnosed with or is presumed to have COVID-19.

This SPA provides North Carolina with approval to provide 12 months of continuous postpartum coverage to individuals enrolled in its CHIP program.

This SPA demonstrates compliance with CHIP mental health parity regulations.

This SPA removes the state’s primary care case management entity model.