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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 SPA proposes to allow for limitation on amount, duration and scope of medical care and services provided for prescribed drugs through value-based and supplemental
Summary: Effective March 1, 2021, this amendment implements the 1915 (1) State Plan Option that provides Medicaid Assistance for eligible individuals who are patients in eligible institutions for mental diseases (IMD) in accordance with Section 5052 of Public Law 115-271.
Summary: Adds the Optional Targeted Low Income Children eligibility group to the Medicaid state plan. This SPA is part of the state's transition of its separate Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to a Medicaid expansion program.
Summary: Effective July 1, 2020, this amendment implements new supplemental payments for physician and other professional service practitioners affiliated with non-state and private hospitals.
