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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: 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 reimburse certain specifically listed clinical laboratory services, including COVID-19 specimen collection and testing, with updated fee schedules.
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 gloves used for in home services. Gloves provided as a medical supply for use in the home will be reimbursed based on 100% of the reimbursement by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arkansas.
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 payments to Nursing Facilities and ICF/IIDs for infection control related expenses. It allows Nursing Facility cost reports to accommodate efficient vaccine distribution. It also identifies that indirect costs exclude COVID-19 vaccines where Medicaid reimbursement is available directly to a third party.
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 cover COVID-19 vaccine administration using the Medicare Suburban Chicago FFS rate statewide and to recognize pharmacies and pharmacy professionals as qualified providers of COVID-19 vaccines per the HHS PREP Act.
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 nursing home per diem to cover increase in cost due to public health emergency for the period 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2021.
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 temporarily suspend the 5% penalty imposed on nursing facilities (NF) for late, inaccurate, or insufficient resident assessment data used in calculating the case mix score.
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 implement a temporary $29.00 increase in case mix nursing facility per diem rates.
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 the cap for supplemental disproportionate hospital share (DHS) payments to qualifying hospital providers.
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 reimburse for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine at 100% of the Medicare national equivalent rates.
Summary: Effective January 1, 2021, this amendment changes the methodology and thresholds for determining cost-effectiveness for Medicaid Estate Recovery and clarifies the definition of "recoverable medical assistance."
