CHIP State Amendment Plans
Illinois
SPA number IL-14-0007 converts the state's existing income eligibility standards to MAGI\u00AD equivalent standards, by age group, for children covered in its title XXI-funded Medicaid program. A copy of the approved state plan page (CS3) is enclosed, and this should be incorporated into the state's approved CHIP state plan.
Approval Date: June 6, 2016
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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Washington
This SPA updates its premium cost sharing amounts to be consistent with the state's approved Modified Adjusted Gross Income conversion plan, and makes technical updates to its CHIP State Plan.
Approval Date: June 1, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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Financing & Reimbursement
Program Administration
Delaware
This Delaware SPA updates its CHIP family premium cost sharing amounts to be consistent with the state's approved Modified Adjusted Gross Income conversion plan. Effective July 1, 2014, CHIP families are now required to pay monthly premiums according to federal poverty level (FPL) as detailed in the following table:.
Approval Date: May 19, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2014
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Cost Sharing
Massachusetts
Adds applied behavior analysis (ABA) as a covered benefit for all CHIP eligible children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
Approval Date: May 18, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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Program Administration
Tennessee
Clarifies that the state does not conduct presumptive eligibility for any of its CHIP populations and removes outdated language related to this provision from the state plan.
Approval Date: April 26, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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Eligibility
Program Administration
Tennessee
Updates the state's current MAGI-equivalent eligibility standards, by age group, for children covered in its title XXI-funded Medicaid program.
Approval Date: April 15, 2016
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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Eligibility
Program Administration
Michigan
These amendments transition the majority of children enrolled in the state's separate CHIP to a Medicaid expansion program. Effective January 1, 2016, the following populations will now receive coverage under a Medicaid expansion program:.
Approval Date: March 8, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2014
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Michigan
These amendments transition the majority of children enrolled in the state's separate CHIP to a Medicaid expansion program.
Approval Date: March 8, 2016
Effective Date: January 1, 2016
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Benefits
Program Administration
New Jersey
This SPA implements the addition of two benefits for children in families with incomes up to and including 200 percent of the federal poverty level: Behavioral Health Homes (BHH) and Psychiatric Emergency Rehabilitative Services (PERS).
Approval Date: February 24, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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Tennessee
Updates covered benefits and copayment amounts for medical supplies home health, home infusion therapy, allergy testing, and specialty pharmacy drugs purchased at a n specialty network pharmacy.
Approval Date: February 19, 2016
Effective Date: September 15, 2014
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Benefits
Financing & Reimbursement
Program Administration