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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 amendment specifies the qualifying criteria and payment methodology Delaware uses to determine payments to high cost outliers for inpatient hospital services.
Summary: This amendment implements the new option created by section 214 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 that permits States to extend federally-funded health insurance coverage to certain special status immigrant pregnant women and children.
Summary: This amendment modifies the payment methodology for a private Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation hospital that has no fewer than 500 licensed beds as of June 30, 2007. Specifically, it allows a 4.3 % increase in annual aggregate expenditures for per diem rate one (1) under section l(C))(l)(A).
