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CHIP State Amendment Plans
Colorado
This SPA updates the outreach strategies in sections 4 and 5 of the CHIP state plan.
Approval Date: September 1, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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Georgia
This SPA implements the Express Lane Eligibility option.
Approval Date: August 25, 2022
Effective Date: October 1, 2022
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Texas
This SPA removes state-specific exceptions to continuous eligibility to comply with 42 CFR 457.342.
Approval Date: August 11, 2022
Effective Date: January 1, 2022
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Colorado
This SPA demonstrates compliance with CHIP mental health parity regulations.
Approval Date: August 9, 2022
Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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California
This SPA making technical changes to align its Evergreen Disaster Relief provisions approved through SPA CA-17-0043 with the updated Evergreen Disaster Relief SPA template released in March 2022.
Approval Date: August 3, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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Nevada
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.
Approval Date: July 28, 2022
Effective Date: March 11, 2021
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Wisconsin
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.
Approval Date: July 28, 2022
Effective Date: March 11, 2021
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Virginia
This SPA demonstrates the state’s compliance with section 5022 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act.
Approval Date: July 26, 2022
Effective Date: October 24, 2020
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Virginia
This SPA adds several new behavioral health services.
Approval Date: July 26, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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Kansas
This SPA provides Kansas with approval to provide 12 months of continuous postpartum coverage to individuals enrolled in its CHIP program.
Approval Date: July 26, 2022
Effective Date: April 1, 2022
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