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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 exempts general acute care, reimbursed under the diagnosed related group (DRG) payment methodology, from continued stay service authorizations.
Summary: This amendment proposes to remove both quantitative treatment limitations, such as visit limits, and non-quantitative treatment limitations, including prior authorization, concurrent review, and reauthorization requirements.
Summary: This SPA allows coverage of select prescribed drugs that do not meet the definition of covered outpatient drugs. Additionally, this SPA also allows reimbursement of prescribed drugs with the same reimbursement methodologies as covered outpatient drugs.
Summary: This amendment adds Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics as providers of home telemonitoring services; clarifies that the term “home telemonitoring services” is synonymous with “remote patient monitoring;” and requires home telemonitoring providers to establish a plan of care with outcome measures for each patient and to share the plan and outcome measures with the patient’s physician.
Summary: This SPA adds home health and hospice services for adults and updates the language under the Other Licensed Practitioners benefit. Additionally, the state clarified that benefits for the medically needy are the same as those for the categorically needy.
Summary: This amendment allows the Division of Medicaid to reimburse certain diabetic equipment and supplies based on reimbursement methodology for drugs when provided through the pharmacy venue.
Summary: This SPA removes specifics for identifying claims for covered outpatient drugs purchased through the 340B Program, as industry standards may periodically change.
Summary: This ABP updates the coverage limit for diagnostic, preventative, and restorative dental services for adults aged 21 and older, excluding cosmetic services. It also aligns non-EHB adult dental coverage with changes approved in WV-24-0002.
Summary: This amendment proposes to update the coverage limit for dental services for adults aged 21 and older for diagnostic, preventative, and restorative services, excluding cosmetic services.
