CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to temporarily extend the suspension of behavioral health prior/service authorizations for one year after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). This extension was authorized under the authority of an 1135 blanket waiver on 4.2.20. The TE extension is necessary to aid Alaska's return to routine operations.
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