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Medicaid State Plan Amendments

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.

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Maine

This plan amendment updates the total inpatient pool amounts for the Total Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Supplemental Pool and the Total Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Supplemental Pool.

Approval Date: August 21, 2025
Effective Date: November 15, 2024

Puerto Rico

This amendment was submitted to update section 7.2 Nondiscrimination and 7.4 State Governor’s review pages.

Approval Date: August 20, 2025
Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Nevada

The purpose of this State Plan Amendment (SPA) is to enhance the Nursing Facility Services sections for both the Nursing Facility and IMD over 65 benefits by adding clarifying language to the authorization process. The SPA also removes obsolete language and adds language for both the Nursing Facility and IMD over 65 benefits (including IMD over 65 inpatient hospital services) to update terminology and demonstrate adherence to federal and state requirements.

Approval Date: August 19, 2025
Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Wisconsin

This amendment is adding additional coverage and payment details for delivering school-based services.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Northern Mariana Islands

This amendment invokes 1902(j) waiver authority to exempt the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) from the requirements under 1902(a)(84)(D) of the Social Security Act.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Wisconsin

The purpose of this SPA is to clarify: (1) delivery of the Child Care Coordination service will occur via the managed care delive1y system and (2) Health Maintenance Organizations provide dental services in specified WI counties.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: April 1, 2025

Massachusetts

This plan amendment updates base per diem rates, makes provisions for new and existing supplemental payments. It also makes technical edits to existing supplemental payments.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: October 1, 2024

Massachusetts

This plan amendment makes changes to reimbursement for nursing facility services. Changes include updates to specified cost adjustment factors and establishment of new add-on and supplemental payments.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: October 1, 2024

Washington

The purpose of this SPA was to update the effective date of the fee schedules for several Medicaid services.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: April 1, 2025

Texas

This plan amendment updates the physicians’ and other practitioners’ program fee schedules.

Approval Date: August 18, 2025
Effective Date: April 1, 2025