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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Systems Performance Review (SPR) Requirement Elimination-Modification of Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)
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- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Children's Health Insurance Program 1115 Waivers
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter
Upper Payment Limits to Government-Owned Facilities
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Topics:
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Support for Individuals with Disabilities Questions & Answers-Olmstead/Americans with Disabilities Act
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Support for Individuals with Disabilities-Olmstead/Americans with Disabilities Act
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Definition of Optional Low Income Children in Medicaid
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Development of Immunization Registries- Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Eligibility Conference-2000
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
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Oversight and Evaluation of State Survey Agency Performance for Nursing Homes
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Eligibility Pilot Grant Program Eligibility & Enrollment Process
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter