Medicaid State Plan Amendments

This SPA revises the personal needs allowance to authorize a $20 monthly deduction for administrative fees associated with
maintaining a Medicaid-compliant Irrevocable Income Trust (Miller Trust).

The amendment accounts for rate increases in the following services: assisted living, supervised living, and supported home living.

This plan amendment proposes to provide temporary rate adjustments to long term care providers that are undergoing closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition or restructuring themselves or other healthcare providers.

This plan amendment proposes to account for statutorily required increases to the minimum wage for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) providers.

This amendment proposes to include coverage of FDA-approved over-the-counter COVID-19 tests under the State Plan. The initial SPA submission has been revised to incorporate the required language in the Preventive Services benefit instead of the Pharmacy benefit.

This amendment makes changes to tribal consultation policies.

This amendment revises the COVID-19 Vaccine administration rates from 100% to 50% of current Medicare rates

The SPA makes provisions governing the Medicaid Purchase Plan to increase the income limit and countable resources and to adjust the premium structure accordingly.

This plan amendment proposes to to increase Hospice provider rates and update the fee-schedule date effective October 11, 2024.

This plan amendment adds reimbursement for Treat-in-Place/No Transport services.