CHIP State Amendment Plans
Connecticut
Adds coverage of gender dysphoria treatment services and updates the state's premium bands to be consistent with Modified Adjusted Gross Income.
Approval Date: November 15, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Arkansas
Allows Arkansas to obtain federal funding to expand coverage to otherwise eligible lawfully residing, non-citizen targeted low income children under section 214 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. On October 26, 2017, the state received approval for the same type of amendment under Medicaid SPA, AR-17-0007.
Approval Date: November 7, 2017
Effective Date: January 1, 2018
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New Jersey
This SPA implements three health services initiatives (HSIs) to improve the health of children by providing title XXI funding to: l) support the Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative, which enhances care coordination and provider education, 2) provide grants to local organizations to promote enrollment of children into the New Jersey Birth Defects and Autism Registry, and 3) support the state's existing Supplemental Prenatal Care Program (SPCP).
Approval Date: October 6, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
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Health Services Initiatives
Colorado
Through this SPA, Colorado amends its previously approved Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Methodology template. Colorado began using a methodology to \u00E5nnualize income types that frequently fluctuate, such as seasonal earned income, on January 1,2016.
Approval Date: October 5, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Indiana
This SPA permits Indiana to implement a health services initiative (HSI) to provide lead abatement services in the homes of low-income children and pregnant women.
Approval Date: September 29, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
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Health Services Initiatives
Georgia
Through this SPA, Georgia updates Section 12.2 of the CHIP state plan to describe the review process for health services matters and the State Fair Hearing process.
Approval Date: September 14, 2017
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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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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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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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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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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