The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid managed care regulations at 42 C.F.R. § 438 govern how states may direct plan expenditures in connection with implementing delivery system and provider payment initiatives under Medicaid managed care contracts. CMS began reviews of state directed payment arrangements beginning with contract rating periods on or after July 1, 2017. For more information on state directed payments, please visit our Guidance Page. Persons with disabilities having problems accessing the Preprint PDF files may call 410-786-0429 for assistance.
Approved State Directed Payment Preprints
Louisiana
Uniform dollar increase for pediatric home health nurses established by the state for home health services for the rating period, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026,incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term up to $3,307,280.
Approval Date:
July 31, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2025
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North Carolina
Minimum Fee Schedule established by the state for public ambulance provider services for the rating period covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
July 31, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2025
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Tennessee
Minimum fee schedules established by the state for the following provider classes and services for the rating period, January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, incorporated into the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment:
- Nursing facilities
- HCBS providers for individuals who are elderly and/or have physical disabilities
- HCBS providers for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Providers of behavioral health crisis prevention, intervention, and stabilization service for individuals with intellectual disabilities
- Behavioral health mobile crisis centers
- Dental service providers
Approval Date:
July 30, 2025
Effective Date:
January 1, 2025
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2025
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December 31, 2025
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Behavioral health inpatient service
Behavioral health outpatient services
Dental services
HCBS/personal care services
Nursing facility services
Other
California
Uniform dollar increase for inpatient and outpatient services provided by eligible network children’s hospitals in the Children's Hospital Increased Reimbursement Program (CHIRP) for the portion of the rating period covering July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term amount of up to $115,000,000.
Approval Date:
July 28, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2024
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Texas
Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program (CHIRP) for the rating period covering September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
July 28, 2025
Effective Date:
September 1, 2024
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New Hampshire
Uniform dollar increase for community mental health program services for the rating period covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $2,650,000.
Approval Date:
July 17, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2025
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New Mexico
A uniform increase for HCBS and personal care services for the rating period covering July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term amount of up to $77.52 million.
Approval Date:
July 17, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2024
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New Mexico
Renewal of a uniform increase for primary care services for the rating period covering January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term amount of up to $26 million.
Approval Date:
July 17, 2025
Effective Date:
January 1, 2025
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Wisconsin
Uniform dollar increase for ground emergency ambulance services for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
July 17, 2025
Effective Date:
January 1, 2024
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North Carolina
Minimum Fee Schedule established by the state for eligible non-state government owned skilled nursing facilities for actual utilization of services for rating periods covering July1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
July 1, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2025
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