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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 SPA establishes a resource disregard to not count the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy worth less than ten thousand dollars in the determination of eligibility for institutionalized Medicaid applicants, provided that the individual is pursuing the surrender of the policy.
Summary: Discontinues waiting list coordination services for MD Medical Assistance recipients who meet the criteria to be eligible for DDA state supports services only but do not meet all the criteria for "developmental disability," as defined in MD Annotated Code, Health-General Article section 7-403(c). Additionally, establishes a different methodology for service unit preauthorization without increasing federal fiscal impact.
Summary: To establish rates for outpatient services provided by public psychiatric hospitals and amend reimbursement methodology for public mental health clinics.
Summary: Makes an increment to the personal needs allowance for individuals subject to court-ordered guardianships to permit payment of a montyly fee of $50.00 to a guardian of the poerson and/or a monthly fee of $50.00 to a guardian of the property.
Summary: Amends attachment 4.19-B of the state plan to change the reimbursement methodology for electronconvulsive therapy (ECT) outpatient hospital services.
Summary: Updates the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group software from version 31 to version 33 to coordinate with the federally required transition to International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision Code Sets.
