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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: Establishes a new minimum encounter rate for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) based upon the national Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) base rate
Summary: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to expand telehealth, allow e-signatures to person-centered service plans in place of in-person ink signatures to minimize in person contact and allow verbal consent as authorization for providers to deliver services while awaiting receipt of the signed person-centered service plan, and allow certain home and community based services to be provided to individuals in inpatient settings.
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: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to designate qualified entities to determine presumptive eligibility, and attest that the state does not intend to impose co-pays upon beneficiaries for COVID-19 related services.
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 cover the new optional group for COVID testing, impose less restrictive resource tests on certain eligibility groups, and to continue to consider residents who leave the Territory due to the disaster residents of the Territory.