Medicaid State Plan Amendments

This amendment adds Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics as providers of home telemonitoring services; clarifies that the term “home telemonitoring services” is synonymous with “remote patient monitoring;” and requires home telemonitoring providers to establish a plan of care with outcome measures for each patient and to share the plan and outcome measures with the patient’s physician.

This plan amendment proposes to add Health Equity Payments to Medicaid Enrolled Primary Care Practices that Serve a High Proportion of Marginalized Patients.

This amendment is to update State Plan assurances in accordance with federally mandated quality reporting requirements for the Child Core Set and the behavioral health quality measures on the Adult Core Set outlined in 42 CFR 431.16 and 437.10 through 437.15.

This amendment is to increase its medically needy income levels.

This amendment proposes to update language regarding behavioral analysis services to clarify eligible providers and excluded procedures.

This plan amendment increases rates for personal care services and skilled nursing evaluations.

This plan amendment authorizes supplemental add-on payments to the fee schedule rates for eligible ground emergency transports provided between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

This SPA is to update state plan assurances in accordance with federally mandated quality reporting requirements for the Child Core Set and the behavioral health quality measures on the Adult Core Set outlined in 42 CFR 431.16 and 437.10 through 437.15.

This plan amendment establishes an add-on rate for nursing facilities that serve high-acuity tracheostomy dependent patients.

This SPA is to memorialize the new income standards for its optional state supplement program, the beneficiaries of which are eligible for Medicaid under Alaska's state plan, and make related changes to other eligibility groups covered under its state plan.