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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: To provide 12 months of continuous eligibility (CE) for children under the age of 19 to comply with Section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Summary: This amendment is Developmental Screen for Children by adding language to the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) and AR Kids-B Medicaid manuals allowing primary care providers (PCPs) to perform a developmental screening for children between the ages of forty-eight (48) and sixty (60) months.
Summary: This SPA is making a technical correction to remove "Intensive In-Home Service" from the services list since this is not a service within this approved 1915 benefit.
Summary: This plan amendment proposes to reimburse for Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM), and related Diabetic Supplies at Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) plus the applicable professional dispensing fee.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the Workforce Stabilization Incentive Program through March 31, 2025.
Summary: This amendment is to renew Arkansas’ 1915(i) State Plan HCBS benefit with the following changes: 1) Update the line of authority for operating the state Plan benefit to the Medicaid operating agency, 2) Authorize telehealth visits for 1915(i)-eligibility re-evaluations, 3) Replace transition language with HCBS settings compliance language, 4) Add two new services: assertive community treatment and intensive in-home services, and 5) Rename mobile crisis intervention to crisis stabilization intervention.
Summary: This amendment is to renew Arkansas’ 1915(i) State Plan HCBS benefit with the following changes: 1) Remove the concurrent 1115 authority, 2) Authorize telehealth visits for 1915(i)-eligibility re-evaluations, and 3) Replace transition language with HCBS settings compliance language.
