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Medicaid State Plan Amendments

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.

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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0007
State: Washington
Summary: Supplemental Rebate Program and New TOP$ Supplemental Rebate Agreement.
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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0043
State: Washington
Summary: The SPA implements a single Medicaid Apple Health Preferred Drug List (PDL), to be used by Washington's contracted Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) and the fee-for-service (FFS).
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Transmittal Number: WA-18-0004
State: Washington
Summary: This SPA updates the APR-DRG classification software for dates of admission on or after April l, 2018 from version 3l to version 33.
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Transmittal Number: AS-17-002
State: American Samoa
Summary: Increases the encounter rate for FQHCs.
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Transmittal Number: WA-18-0001
State: Washington
Summary: Maintains the optional state supplement standards for special income level groups based on 2018 cost of living adjustment.
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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0045
State: Washington
Summary: Corrects an error contained in WA-14-016.
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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0040
State: Washington
Summary: Rate increase for psychiatric hospitals.
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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0042
State: Washington
Summary: This amendment clarified and simplified the rules for when the Indian Health Service (IHS) encounter rate is paid to IHS and triba facilities.
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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0030
State: Washington
Summary: This SPA increases the Medicaid swing bed rate for SFY 2018 from 184.75 per day to $187.21, increases the quality measures for the quality enhancement program from four to six measures, updates the public notice process, and updates the qualification criteria for exceptional care payments.
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Transmittal Number: WA-17-0037
State: Washington
Summary: This amendment eliminated outdated references to Average Wholesale Price (AWP) for drugs and described a new basis of payment for the Birthing Center facility fee as directed by the Washington State Legislature per substitute Senate Bill 5883.
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