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
Illinois
This SPA permits the state to (1) expand eligibility for children with a family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level (FPL); (2) cover the costs of uncompensated post-partum care for the provision of services for mothers of newborns deemed eligible for Medicaid using a Health Services Initiative (HSI); and (3) expand coverage in the state's CHIP for lawfully residing children under Section 214 of CHIPRA.
Approval Date: June 4, 2013
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
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Eligibility
Health Services Initiatives
Louisiana
Change the third party administrator of their CHIP program.
Approval Date: May 30, 2013
Effective Date: January 1, 2013
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Delivery System
Michigan
Autism.
Approval Date: May 29, 2013
Effective Date: April 1, 2013
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Benefits
Current State Plan
Eligibility
Colorado
Medicaid Expansion and State Employees Expansion.
Approval Date: April 25, 2013
Effective Date: January 1, 2013
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Current State Plan
Expansion
Florida
Current and Final-Adopts the policy of provisional CHIP eligibility.
Approval Date: April 1, 2013
Effective Date: October 1, 2012
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Current State Plan
Eligibility
Maryland
Funding through the HSI option at section 2105(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act.
Approval Date: January 1, 2013
Effective Date: January 2, 2013
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Current State Plan
Health Services Initiatives
Florida
CSPA 22 expands its CHIP to include dependents of public agency employees who are otherwise eligible under the state plan.
Approval Date: December 18, 2012
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
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Eligibility
Program Administration
Virginia
Proposing to implement CHIPRA Option 214, expand managed care organization coverage throughout Virginia and discontinue the primary care case management (PCCM) delivery system, add coverage for case management services for enrolled children as part of early intervention services under Part C of IDEA, and discontinue the use of Virginia Health Care Fund funding as a source of State funding.
Approval Date: November 2, 2012
Effective Date: June 1, 2003
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Delivery System
Massachusetts
Proposing to implement a Health Service Initiative for multiple State programs.
Approval Date: October 16, 2012
Effective Date: June 1, 2003
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Health Services Initiatives
Oregon
Proposing to fund a Poison Control health service initiative.
Approval Date: September 26, 2012
Effective Date: April 1, 2012
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Health Services Initiatives