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CHIP State Amendment Plans
Louisiana
This SPA provides Louisiana with approval to provide 12 months of continuous postpartum coverage to individuals enrolled in its separate CHIP program.
Approval Date: April 1, 2022
Effective Date: April 1, 2022
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Nevada
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: March 29, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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Georgia
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: March 10, 2022
Effective Date: March 11, 2021
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Kansas
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: March 10, 2022
Effective Date: March 11, 2021
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Nebraska
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: March 10, 2022
Effective Date: March 11, 2021
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Oregon
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: March 1, 2022
Effective Date: March 11, 2021
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Ohio
This SPA aligns the strategic objectives and goals in section 9 of the state plan with those reported in Ohio’s CHIP Annual Report.
Approval Date: February 23, 2022
Effective Date: December 31, 2021
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Kansas
This SPA updates the CS7 which describes the annual update to the upper income standard for CHIP.
Approval Date: February 23, 2022
Effective Date: April 1, 2022
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Alaska
This SPA updates performance goals and strategic objectives to align with CHIP annual report.
Approval Date: February 22, 2022
Effective Date: August 1, 2021
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Idaho
This SPA transitions from the current enrollment process to a fixed enrollment process, adds targeted care coordination and targeted case management services, and makes non-substantive technical updates to remove outdated references and more clearly reflect existing policies.
Approval Date: February 2, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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