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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 Alternative Benefit Plan amendment is to comply to the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021, which amended the Medicaid statute to add as a mandatory benefit, in both state plan and benchmark and benchmark equivalent coverage, for “routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with a qualifying clinical trial.”
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to add temporary rate increases for various providers in accordance with Massachusetts' approved Initial Spending Plan for home and community-based services under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Summary: This amendment is in compliance with specific third party liability requirements outlined in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019.
Summary: Effective January 1, 2022 this amendment proposes to add mandatory coverage of routine patient costs furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials.
Summary: This amendment was to comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021, which amended the Medicaid statute to add as a mandatory benefit, in both state plan and benchmark and benchmark equivalent coverage, for “routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with a qualifying clinical trial.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to provide a 5% increase in payment rates for certain services provided by the Office of Developmental Disability Services.
