Due to the government shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) continue to operate. Continue to work with the programs in your state to access coverage. For more information about government operating status, visit OPM.gov.
CHIP State Amendment Plans
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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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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Georgia
Eliminates the express lane eligibility program.
Approval Date: February 3, 2016
Effective Date: April 1, 2016
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Texas
Clarifies the state's non-financial eligibility policies on residency, citizenship, social security numbers, substitution of coverage, non-payment of premiums, and continuous eligibility.
Approval Date: December 23, 2015
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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Maine
Removes all vendors who are named in the body of the CHIP state plan.
Approval Date: December 17, 2015
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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Michigan
To clarify the state's non-financial eligibility policies on residency, citizenship, social security numbers, substitution of coverage, and non\u00AD payment of premiums.
Approval Date: December 17, 2015
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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New York
This SPA adds benefits for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as applied behavioral analysis (ABA) and assistive communication devices. This SPA also includes updates related to eligibility and enrollment procedures that have changed as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
Approval Date: December 17, 2015
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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Missouri
The state is adding coverage of pregnant women and unborn children from conception to birth to the state's separate CHIP.
Approval Date: December 7, 2015
Effective Date: January 1, 2016
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Missouri
This SPA relates to Modified Adjusted Gross Income Eligibility.
Approval Date: November 18, 2015
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
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