CHIP State Amendment Plans
Kansas
Implements mental health parity regulations at 42 CFR 457.496 to ensure that treatment limitations and financial requirements applied to mental health and substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical\/surgical benefits.
Approval Date: April 25, 2018
Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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Idaho
In this companion CHIP SPA, the state is making changes to some of its benefits to align with approved changes to the state's Medicaid ABP.
Approval Date: April 19, 2018
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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California
The state provides temporary policy adjustments for children in families impacted by disaster events.
Approval Date: April 11, 2018
Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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Disaster Relief
South Dakota
Implements mental health parity requirements in section 2103(c)(6) of the Social Security Act (the Act) consistent with regulations at 42 CFR 457.496 to ensure that treatment limitations and financial requirements applied to mental health and substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical surgical benefits.
Approval Date: April 2, 2018
Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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Benefits
Financing & Reimbursement
Georgia
This CHIP SPA eliminates its one-month premium lock-out period and makes technical changes to the disenrollment procedures in Section 8.7 of the CHIP state plan.
Approval Date: March 22, 2018
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Arkansas
Through this SPA, Arkansas amends provisions governing the eligibility determinations of the Federally Facilitated Exchange (FFE). Arkansas is now approved to accept assessments of CHIP eligibility from the FFE, rather than eligibility determinations made by the FFE.
Approval Date: March 1, 2018
Effective Date: January 1, 2018
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Arizona
Implements mental health parity requirements.
Approval Date: February 16, 2018
Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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Benefits
Program Administration
Maine
This SPA allows CHIP eligibility for all children with access to public employee coverage on the basis of a family member's employment who are otherwise eligible targeted low-income children as defined at 42 CFP* 457 .310, provided that the child's household income meets the same income standards as those applied to targeted low-income children under the CHIP state plan.
Approval Date: January 25, 2018
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Benefits
Eligibility
North Dakota
The approval of SPA ND-13-0103 includes full approval of the state's alternative single streamlined paper application only. The state is using an interim alternative paper application for multiple human services programs. By March l, 2018, the state will implement a revised alternative paper application used to apply for multiple human services programs that addresses CMS concerns outlined in the companion letter issued with this SPA approval.
Approval Date: January 19, 2018
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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Florida
Through this SPA, the state 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: January 13, 2018
Effective Date: September 1, 2017
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