CHIP State Amendment Plans
Michigan
This SPA makes operational changes related to the administration of Michigan's current health services initiative (HSI) that provides lead abatement services in the homes of low-income children and pregnant women.
Approval Date: September 14, 2017
Effective Date: January 1, 2017
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Health Services Initiatives
Program Administration
Montana
This SPA makes the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Program model accessible on a voluntary basis to children in Montana's separate CHIP, Healthy Montana Kids.
Approval Date: September 14, 2017
Effective Date: April 1, 2017
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Benefits
Colorado
This SPA amends Colorado's eligibility application materials in response to stakeholder input recommending changes to improve readability of materials, streamline application questions to pertain only to eligibility determinations, and ensure that members of a federally recognized tribes have the opportunity to obtain all the benefits to which they are entitled.
Approval Date: September 6, 2017
Effective Date: January 1, 2016
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Eligibility
Program Administration
Texas
This SPA provides temporary adjustments to the state's enrollment and redetermination policies, and cost-sharing requirements for children in families impacted by disaster events.
Approval Date: August 31, 2017
Effective Date: August 2, 2017
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Benefits
Kentucky
Through this SPA, Kentucky amends the provisions goveming the Federally Facilitated Marke\u00FElace (FFM) eligibility determinations.
Approval Date: August 31, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Program Administration
Nebraska
This SPA modifies the CHIP delivery system from fee-for service to managed care.
Approval Date: August 31, 2017
Effective Date: January 1, 2017
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Financing & Reimbursement
Managed Care
Program Administration
Virgin Islands
This SPA provides title XXI funds for Medicaid expansion children up to age 19 in families with incomes above 73 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and up to and including 130 percent of the FPL.
Approval Date: August 4, 2017
Effective Date: April 1, 2017
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Financing & Reimbursement
Virginia
This SPA expands Virginia's outpatient substance abuse treatment services to include intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, medication assisted treatment, and case management. Effective July 1, 2017, this SPA adds peer support services to its benefits package.
Approval Date: August 3, 2017
Effective Date: April 1, 2017
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Benefits
Indiana
Provides coverage for over-the-counter medications based on the coverage options available at section 2110(a)(7) of the Social Security Act and 42 CFR section 457.490.
Approval Date: July 20, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
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Prescription Drugs
Maryland
Maryland's SPA MD-17-0001-LEAD implements a CHIP health services initiative (HSI) to improve the health of low-income children by conducting lead hazard home assessments to identify lead hazards in the homes of low-income children with elevated blood lead levels above 5ug\/dL reside in the state and abating any identified lead hazards in the children's homes.
Approval Date: June 15, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Benefits
Health Services Initiatives