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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: CA-22-0009
State: California
Summary: Extends the Prop. 56 NEMT supplemental payments, effective January 1, 2022.
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0020
State: California
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to reimburse Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Centers (RHCs) and Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center (Tribal FQHCs) providers a supplemental amount for COVID-19 vaccine only visits.

 
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0031
State: California
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to increase the payment rates for the Habilitation – Community Living Arrangement Services (Licensed/Certified Residential Services) – Alternative Residential Model rate as a result of an increase to the state minimum wage.
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0040
State: California
Summary: Rate increases for specified providers.
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0004
State: California
Summary: Extends the time-limited supplemental program for certain physician services past the previously approved sunset date of December 31, 2021.
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0022
State: California
Summary: This SPA will add Kern and Sacramento Counties to the list of geographic areas offering Targeted Case Management (TCM) services for the "Children Under the Age of 21” TCM group.   

 
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0025
State: California
Summary: This SPA will add Merced County to the list of geographic areas offering Targeted Case Management (TCM) services for the "Individuals in Jeopardy of Negative Health or Psycho-Social Outcomes” TCM group.   

 
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0026
State: California
Summary: This SPA will add Alameda County to the list of geographic areas offering Targeted Case Management (TCM) services for the "Individuals with a Communicable Disease” TCM group.
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0068
State: California
Summary: This SPA will update the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) program policies defined in the existing State Plan to better align with current language, definitions, and procedures. 
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Transmittal Number: CA-21-0069
State: California
Summary: This SPA will exempt from estate recovery any payment made to qualified recipients of the Forced or Involuntary Victim Compensation Program following the death of a qualified Medicaid member.
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