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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 adds coverage for seizure detection devices as durable medical equipment provided the seizure detection device is medically appropriate, and the recipient's health care provider has identified that a seizure detection device would assist the recipient experiencing a seizure or provide data to the health care provider necessary to appropriately diagnose or treat a health condition of the recipient that causes the seizure activity.
Summary: This amendment make changes to the Integrated Health Partnership (IHP) program that focus on administrative cleanup and increasing the role of quality in the program.
Summary: This amendment modifies the methodology for determining payment rates for targeted case management services. The amendment also provides assurances regarding case management services for institutionalized individuals, and includes one technical correction regarding the comparability of services.