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A Medicaid and CHIP state plan is an agreement between a state and the Federal government describing how that state administers its Medicaid and CHIP programs. It gives an assurance that a state will abide by Federal rules and may claim Federal matching funds for its program activities. The state plan sets out groups of individuals to be covered, services to be provided, methodologies for providers to be reimbursed and the administrative activities that are underway in the state.
When a state is planning to make a change to its program policies or operational approach, states send state plan amendments (SPAs) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for review and approval. States also submit SPAs to request permissible program changes, make corrections, or update their Medicaid or CHIP state plan with new information.
Persons with disabilities having problems accessing the SPA PDF files may call 410-786-0429 for assistance.
Summary: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to allow cover the new optional group for COVID testing; apply less strict resource and income methods when determining eligibility for certain individuals; consider individuals evacuated from the state due to the emergency to continue to be residents; provide medical coverage to non-residents who are quarantined in the state due to COVID-19; allow hospitals to make presumptive eligibility decisions for certain individuals; suspend enrollment fees and premiums for all individuals; expand telehealth; add certain benefits and increase some payment rates related to the COVID-19 national emergency.
Summary: Continues an additional class of disproportionate share hospital payment to qualifying hospitals
that provide medical and surgical services for ocular disease and injuries
Summary: Proposes to update the current Medicaid nursing facility rates for all private and non-state owned governmental facilities by providing for a COVID-19 4% add-on to assist and reimburse nursing facilities for the unanticipated costs incurred in their response to its coronavirus protection of residents as well as facility staff
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to suspend certain premium payments required under Maryland’s Medicaid state plan.
Summary: Updates the Missouri targeted case management payment methodology to a fee schedule for developmentally disabled individuals with an effective date of July 1, 2020
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purposes of this amendment is to increase reimbursement rates for Nursing Facilities during the COVID-19 state of emergency for all costs associated with staffing, supplies, social distancing standards, cleaning fees, etc. AL noted that this increase equates to approx. $20 per diem rate add-on payment for all NF's.