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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 assurances that the state covers and reimburses COVID-19 vaccine administration, testing, and treatment as required under section 9811 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to revise the percentage of net invoice cost paid for Outpatient Hospital Physician Administered Drugs.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to lock-in the calendar year (CY) 2020 School-Based Wellness Center (SBWC) Clinic Services per-visit rates for the entire CY 2021 and CY 2022 and to maintain the rates for the first year nursing facility, Polaris, and to have rates remain on the estimated cost report from CY 2020 for CY 2021 and CY 2022.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to implement a quarterly supplemental payment to certain Home and Community Based Services provider types.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to attest that the state covers COVID-19 vaccine, testing, and treatment without cost sharing.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to update nursing home rate components for general liability, property insurance, and property tax pass-through to the 2021 cost report.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to implement one-time supplemental payments to hospitals for COVID-19 disaster relief.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to disregard certain accumulated resources that are normally subject to the post-eligibility treatment of income (PETI) rules for long term care beneficiaries.
Summary: CMS approves Minnesota's time-limited COVID-19 disaster relief proposal. Effective March 1, 2020 per Section 7.4 of the Minnesota State Plan, the Minnesota State Medicaid agency waives signature requirements for the dispensing of drugs during the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
Summary: This SPA was submitted to provide routine coverage of routine patient cost associated with participation in qualifying clinical trials and to comply with Div. CC, Title II, Section 210 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L.116-260).
