CHIP State Amendment Plans
Kansas
Through this SPA, the state updates the supporting document for the CS7 page,
which describes the annual update to the upper income standard for CHIP.
which describes the annual update to the upper income standard for CHIP.
Approval Date: February 10, 2020
Effective Date: April 1, 2020
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Eligibility
Mississippi
This SPA demonstrates compliance with CHIP mental health parity regulations.
Approval Date: February 6, 2020
Effective Date: November 1, 2019
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Benefits
Colorado
This SPA extends dental coverage to pregnant women enrolled in Children's Health Plan Plus (CHIP+).
Approval Date: January 23, 2020
Effective Date: October 1, 2019
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Indiana
Implements mental health parity requirements to ensure that financial requirements (FRs) and treatment limitations applied to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical/surgical (M/S) benefits.
Approval Date: January 13, 2020
Effective Date: October 2, 2017
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Current State Plan
Kansas
This SPA eliminates the state's 90 day waiting period.
Approval Date: December 4, 2019
Effective Date: December 1, 2019
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Program Administration
Kansas
This SPA eliminates the state's 90 day waiting period.
Approval Date: December 4, 2019
Effective Date: December 1, 2019
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Program Administration
Montana
Implements mental health parity requirements to ensure that treatment limitations applied to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical/surgical (M/S) benefits. This SPA also adds applied behavior analysis as a benefit and removed a copay for ambulance services.
Approval Date: November 27, 2019
Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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Benefits
Children's Health Insurance Program
Pennsylvania
Demonstrates compliance with CHIP managed care regulations
Approval Date: November 27, 2019
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Current State Plan
Delaware
This SPA demonstrates compliance with CHIP mental health parity regulations.
Approval Date: November 19, 2019
Effective Date: October 2, 2017
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Benefits
Mississippi
Permits Mississippi to implement 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: November 13, 2019
Effective Date: October 1, 2019
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Benefits
Children's Health Insurance Program
Health Services Initiatives