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
Uniform increase for eligible professional services at designated academic medical centers for the rating period covering January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $20,386,808.36.
A uniform increase for inpatient hospital services rendered by public hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $73,708,805.29.
The alternative fee schedule for ambulance services owned and operated by the Cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for developmental screening services for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for Family Planning services for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Minimum fee schedule for psychiatric services for enrollees under the age of 21 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual or Developmental Disability (ASD/IDD) for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Uniform increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at non-state governmentally owned hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $240,129,255.30.
Uniform increase for eligible inpatient and outpatient services at eligible private hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $748,780,840.
Value based payment for Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $1,015,232.55.
Value based payment for Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $1,522,848.22.