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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 plan amendment updates the authority to set a principal balance minimum payment amount for nursing facilities for any loan issued after October 1, 2019, that has a loan period greater than four years.
Summary: This plan amendment provides authority to assess a late-file penalty to nursing facilities who do not submit a complete and acceptable cost report within the timeframes established by MDHHS.
Summary: Provides authority to cover targeted case management services for Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) beneficiaries under 21 years of age with qualifying medical complexity.
Summary: Covers targeted case management for children, youth, and young adults ages 0-21 with either a serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), or intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD), and their families.