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Medicaid State Plan Amendments

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.

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Transmittal Number: AR-15-006-NIRT
State: Arkansas
Summary: This amendment will change the methodology for calculating the Upper Payment Limit (UPL) from using only Audited cost reports as of June 30 to using the most recently submitted cost reports as of June 30, if the audited cost report is more than 2 years old as of June 30.
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Transmittal Number: AR-13-0018
State: Arkansas
Summary: Updates the Policies and Practices Related to Citizenship and Non-Citizenship Eligibility.
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Transmittal Number: AR-15-0005
State: Arkansas
Summary: This state plan amendment requests to increase rates for private duty nursing to 95% of Medicare rates.
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Transmittal Number: AR-15-005
State: Arkansas
Summary: Increases rates for private duty nursing to 95% of Medicare rates.
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Transmittal Number: AR-15-003
State: Arkansas
Summary: Increases rates for ambulatory surgical centers to 95% of Medicare rates.
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Transmittal Number: AR-14-011
State: Arkansas
Summary: Pays for inpatient hospital stays beyond 24 days at $400.00 per day.
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Transmittal Number: AR-15-0002
State: Arkansas
Summary: Reflects Recent Organizational Changes in the Arkansas Single State Medicaid Agency.
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Transmittal Number: AR-15-0001
State: Arkansas
Summary: Requests limits on utilization of non-emergency transportation under the ABP SPA.
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Transmittal Number: AR-13-30 -
State: Arkansas
Summary: Revises Arkansas' Medicaid State Plan with an Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP).
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Transmittal Number: AR-14-09
State: Arkansas
Summary: Removes Private Inpatient Hospital Adjustment.
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