Medicaid State Plan Amendments

This plan amendment updates the reimbursement of prosthesis to include for purposes of whole-body health for participants in Fee-for-Service.

This amendment added services provided by pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians to the State Plan.

This amendment adds non-routine vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACJP) to the alternative benefit plan.

This Amendment will update its cost-effectiveness calculation for the eligibility group described in section 1902(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Katie Beckett eligibility group).

This amendment is to update State Plan assurances in accordance with federally mandated quality reporting requirements for the Child Core Set and the behavioral health quality measures on the Adult Core Set outlined in 42 CFR 431.16 and 437.10 through 437.15.

To modify the personal needs allowance amount for individuals residing in long-term care facilities.

To implement Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) to streamline and expedite renewal of eligible individuals in the Maryland Medicaid
Assistance Program and Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP).

This amendment is to reduce the income standard for the parents and caretaker relatives eligibility group from 155 percent of the federal poverty level to 133 percent of the federal poverty level.

This amendment is to update state plan assurances in accordance with federally mandated quality reporting requirements for the Child Core Set and the behavioral health quality measures on the Adult Core Set outlined in 42 CFR 431.16 and 437.10 through 437.15.

This amendment proposed new disregards for Medicare Savings Program eligibility groups.