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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: Provides for a three percent inflationary increase for nursing facility services, incorporates limits to the various components of the per diem rate, updates leave day definitions, and identifies the changes to income that must be offset against costs.
Summary: Updates the effective date of rates for physician services to November 1, 2015, to revert to levels of reimbursement in effect on June 30, 2015.
Summary: Updates the hospice program to include the service intensity add-on payment as an available reimbursement in addition to the existing payment already outlined in the State Plan.
