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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: The amendment proposes to add housing support services under the rehabilitative services benefit, including psychosocial rehabilitation, counseling, and other services to help beneficiaries maintain housing in the community
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 make 3 episodes of 30 consecutive days of retainer payments to providers of 1915 Pathways to Employment supported employment services. The state also temporarily increases the rate paid to providers by 5%
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 modify the other licensed practitioner benefit to allow licensed pharmacists within their state scope of practice with CLIA waiver certification to provide diagnostic COVID-19 antigen tests; and to reimburse pharmacists providing COVID testing using a state-developed fee schedule for diagnostic testing.
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 include additional coverage and payment for COVID-19 testing, add teledentistry to telehealth benefits, add publicly-owned hospitals to those eligible to receive supplemental payments, and to add qualifications for direct support professionals, mental health rehabilitation technicians and behavioral health professionals.
Summary: Deletes the obsolete covered service “Community Mental Retardation Clinics” and add “Methadone Clinic Services” for adults as a covered service
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 suspend copayments for all adult enrollees for all services, and make specific temporary changes to the home health benefit (supplies and equipment) and requirements for referrals from primary care.
