Medicaid State Plan Amendments

This plan updates the rates for Hospice Services.

This amendment is to renew Nevada’s 1915 State Plan HCBS benefit; to identify additional individuals qualified to perform 1915 evaluations reevaluations of eligibility, to perform the independent assessment of needs, and to develop the person-centered service plan; and to clarify performance measures within the quality improvement strategy.

This amendment is to increase the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75 for individuals and $100 to $150 for couples.

This amendment adds pharmacies as supervisors of Community Health Workers (CHWs).

This amendment updates Physician Assistant Services, Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment Services Providers, and Collaborative Care Services Providers to the Medicaid State Plan.

This plan amendment increased the reimbursement rates for Durable Medical Equipment (DME).

This amendment is to expand the Targeted Case Management Family Connects Nurse Home Visiting program into Polk and Yamhill County.

This amendment inflationary rate increases and various coverage and service updates.

This plan amendment updates the per member per month health management fees for the Carolina ACCESS and Advanced Medical Home (AMH) Program.

This amendment seeks to modify the reimbursement rates for community behavioral health services, add community health workers to the list of acceptable practitioners, and update the accreditation language.