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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: Attests to the state’s compliance with the third party liability requirements outlined in sections 1902(a)(25)(E) and 1902(a)(25)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act.
Summary: Continues the authority for the Indigent Accident Fund program, a supplemental payment program based on inpatient hospital utilization to preserve access to inpatient hospital services, through state fiscal year 2022.
Summary: Effective October 1, 2021, this amendment expands coverage for school-based services and also makes clarifications to the personal care services and the specialized transportation benefits.
Summary: Effective beginning October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2025, this amendment adds a Supplement 2 to Attachment 3.1-A for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) as required within section 1905(a)(29) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act of 2018.
Summary: This amendment proposes to add coverage for a new type of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) called Non-Emergency Secure Behavioral Health Transport as an optional medical service outside of the state's NEMT broker program to the state’s Alternative Benefit Plan pages.
