The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing laws passed by Congress related to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program. To implement these programs, CMS issues various forms of guidance to explain how laws will be implemented and what states and others need to do to comply. In addition to regulations, CMS issues sub-regulatory guidance to address policy issues as well as operational updates and technical clarifications of existing guidance.
Federal Policy Guidance
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Qualified Residential Treatment Programs FAQs
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- Benefits
- Quality of Care
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Advanced Planning Documents for System Development Associated with 1115 Demonstrations
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- Data & Systems
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Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Demonstration Opportunity Technical Assistance Questions and Answers
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- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Managed Care
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Medicaid Opportunities for Enhanced Match for Certain PDMP Expenditures FAQs
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- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
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Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87
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- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
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Cures Act for Electronic Visit Verification
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- Benefits
- Eligibility
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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Final Rule for Medicaid and CHIP
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- Benefits
- Program Administration
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Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Managed Care
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Federal Funding for Services "Received Through" an IHS/Tribal Facility and Furnished to Medicaid-Eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives (SHO #16-002)
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- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Tribal Issues
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Health Services Initiative
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- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Quality of Care
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