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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 permits an exception to estate recovery provisions with respect to individuals who receive benefits under LTC insurance policies sold under the Partnership program.
Summary: The purpose of this amendment is to implement the Long Term Care Insurance Partnership program which provides for the disregard of resources as well as estate recovery disregard in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments made to or on behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a long-term care insurance policy, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6021 of the Deficit Reduction Act 2005.
Summary: Proposed amendment to your approved Title XIX State plan to elect the option in §214 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Public Law No. 111-3. This option allows State to provide full Medicaid coverage to otherwise eligible alien children or pregnant women lawfully residing in the United States.
Summary: This amendment provides an extension to the sunset provision to continue cost settling the clinical diagnostic lab services provided in the outpatient hospital setting through September 30, 2010.
Summary: Extends Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) coverage for individuals that received Section 1931 eligibility for at least one of the previous six months from an initial period of six months to a full twelve month period of initial eligibility.
