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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 SPA removes references to Individualized Health Support Plans from its Targeted Case Management group for children with Individualized Education Plans and Individualized Family Service Plans.
Summary: Updates the annual pool amount available for the rate augmentation payment to be made to emergency air medical transportation (EMATA) providers in the 2014/15 rate year.
Summary: This SPA updates the pool amounts and makes some changes to the quality measures involved in the Quality and Accountability Supplemental Payment program for freestanding skilled nursing facilities.
Summary: To implement a methodology for the appropriate FMAP rates, including the increased FMAP rates, available under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act applicable for the medical assistance expenditures under the Medicaid program associated with enrollees in the new adult group adopted by the State and described in 42 CFR 435.119.
Summary: Identifies the specifications according to which California will implement the hospital presumptive eligibility (PE) requirements of the Affordable Care Act, found at 42 CFR 435.1110.
Summary: Adds unmarried pregnant women under the age of 21 as a reasonable classification of children under 42 CFR 435.222, and also disregards all household income for this group.
