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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: Revisions to the cost-effectiveness test for individuals enrolled in Health Insurance Premium Payment under Section 1906 of the Social Security Act.
Summary: Increases nursing home Medicaid rates by $12.41 million and provides an additional $3,577,000 to increase specialty care nursing facility per diem rates for the period January l, 2015 through June 30, 2015.
Summary: Specifies how it will revise its pharmacy reimbursement methodology to comply with the key provisions of the Covered Outpatient Drug Final Rule with comment (81 FR 5170) that was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2016.
Summary: Adds a provision that limits rates from dropping below prior SFY rates and (2) Proposes an additional $650,000 to be allocated to special care nursing facilities for the period January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014.
Summary: This amendment increases payment rates by 2.25% for nursing facility (NF) and intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID) services.
Summary: This amendment proposes to increase Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments authorizedin the state's 1115 Comprehensive Waiver from $127 million to $188 million.
