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CHIP State Amendment Plans
Washington
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: November 3, 2021
Effective Date: October 24, 2019
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Maine
This amendment implements a health services initiative (HSI) to provide abatement services in the homes of low-income children. In addition, this SPA restores the state’s current tobacco use prevention HSI, which is a statewide marketing campaign to promote tobacco prevention among children and youth.
Approval Date: October 18, 2021
Effective Date: October 1, 2020
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Health Services Initiatives
Hawaii
This amendment implements a health services initiative (HSI) to improve the health of low-income children by increasing their access to needed vision services and glasses through a targeted, school-based initiative.
Approval Date: September 16, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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Health Services Initiatives
Illinois
This amendment implements a health services initiative (HSI) to extend the postpartum period from 60-days to 12 months for women whose newborns had been covered as targeted low-income children from conception to birth.
Approval Date: September 15, 2021
Effective Date: March 1, 2020
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Health Services Initiatives
California
This amendment implements a health services initiative (HSI) to to provide comprehensive coverage during the 12-month postpartum period for women whose newborns had been covered as targeted low-income children from conception to birth.
Approval Date: September 14, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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Health Services Initiatives
Louisiana
This SPA demonstrates compliance with CHIP mental health parity regulations.
Approval Date: September 8, 2021
Effective Date: April 1, 2021
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Wisconsin
This amendment implements a health services initiative (HSI) to provide to provide case management, in-home education, environmental assessment, durable equipment, and environmental hazard remediation in homes of low-income children with moderate to severe asthma. This SPA also eliminates all copayments in CHIP.
Approval Date: September 8, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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Cost Sharing
Health Services Initiatives
Connecticut
This SPA demonstrates compliance with CHIP mental health parity regulations.
Approval Date: September 2, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Mississippi
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: September 1, 2021
Effective Date: October 24, 2019
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Colorado
This SPA updates the payment methodology used to ensure each Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) receives reimbursement for cervices to CHIP enrollees.
Approval Date: August 30, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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Financing & Reimbursement
Program Administration