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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 plan amendment updated language to clarify current practices, updated the link for Washington’s Medicaid State Plan, and other clarifications. These changes are for clarification purposes only; payment methodologies are not changing.
Summary: This amendment updates Physician Assistant Services, Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment Services Providers, and Collaborative Care Services Providers to the Medicaid State Plan.
Summary: This plan amendment updates the per diem rates for non-publicly owned hospitals will be increased and payment for services provided under the Substance Using Pregnant People program is an exception to the per diem rate determination for specialty services.
Summary: Increases non-MAGI group resource limits, make adjustments to certain income and resource disregards, and memorialize certain MAGI related elections.