CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment to add time-limited rate increases for certain non-facility-based behavioral health services and Independent Living Program providers; add new behavioral health service (Intensive Transition Services); and add a new provider type (Speech Language Pathology Assistant) under the 1915(i) state plan Home and Community Based Services benefit during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) period.
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