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CHIP State Amendment Plans
New Jersey
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 15, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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Tennessee
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: February 24, 2021
Effective Date: October 24, 2019
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Massachusetts
The purpose of this SPA is to update programmatic information to more accurately reflect existing practices and to transfer existing information to the most current version of the CHIP SPA template.
Approval Date: February 8, 2021
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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Pennsylvania
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: February 5, 2021
Effective Date: October 24, 2019
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Massachusetts
The state provides temporary policy adjustments in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Approval Date: December 18, 2020
Effective Date: March 18, 2020
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Disaster Relief
Louisiana
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: December 17, 2020
Effective Date: October 24, 2019
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Idaho
Idaho recently received approval for Medicaid ABP SPAs ID-19-0011, ID-19-0012, ID-19-0020, and ID-19-0021. In this companion CHIP SPA, the state is adding habilitative intervention services for treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), partial hospitalization to expand outpatient behavioral health services for participants at risk of placement in residential psychiatric facilities, and updates the Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) enrollment processes to align with approved changes to the state’s Medicaid ABP.
Approval Date: December 17, 2020
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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Missouri
Through this SPA, the state modifies two existing health services initiatives (HSIs): 1) Newborn Services, and 2) Screening, Diagnosis, and Education of Public Health Issues. This SPA expands the settings where these HSIs may be provided.
Approval Date: December 9, 2020
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
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Health Services Initiatives
Indiana
This SPA amends Indiana’s previously approved Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Methodology template by updating the budgeting methodology for accounting for reasonable and predictable changes in income. Specifically, the methodology will allow for prorating gross monthly income for temporary or seasonal employment.
Approval Date: October 29, 2020
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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North Carolina
This SPA implements the Reach Out and Read Health Services Initiative (HSI) program, which promotes social and emotional development through promoting early literacy, early learning, and school readiness as a part of routine pediatric primary care.
Approval Date: October 13, 2020
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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