An official website of the United States government
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
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 is to include Autism Services for Children on Medicaid under the preventative benefit adding applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services for children.
Summary: This amendment implements coverage and reimbursement of adult ( age 19 and over) immunizations and administration without cost sharing, when required according to the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Summary: This amendment proposes to allow providers of Early Intervention Day Treatment (EIDT) and Adult Developmental Day Treatment (ADDT) services to provide transportation to and from their facilities to their clients. It also updates the payment methodology to be consistent with Arkansas' methodology for other transportation
Summary: Authorizes the state to enter in Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) rebate agreements with drug manufacturers for drugs provided under the Medicaid program. This SPA also allows the state to join a multi-state Preferred Drug List pool.
Summary: increases access to medications for Arkansas Medicaid members with opioid use disorder and removes prior authorization requirements for Medication Assisted Treatment
