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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 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: increases occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology services by sixteen percent on April 9, 2022 and fifteen percent on April 1, 2023.
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: This amendment proposes allows pharmacists to enroll individually as atypical providers to prescribe and administer specified drugs, and test and screen for certain health conditions.
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 authorize lump sum payments to State plan HCBS providers for services provided during the PHE, as described in Arkansas’ approved Section 9817 spending plan.
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 waive signature requirements related to dispensing of drugs during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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 increase reimbursement for vaccine administration to $100 per dose in cases where vaccine administration is separately reimbursable at a fee amount.
