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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 SPA adds information for preventative dental services for children age 20 and under that was inadvertently removed from the Medicaid state plan.
Summary: This SPA expands the state's health homes program statewide and adds Hepatitis C as a covered chronic condition. The State plan pages for this SPA were submitted through the Medicaid Model Data Lab (MMDL) on September 17, 2014.
Summary: This SPA increases the number of face-to-face encounters/visits included in the all-inclusive rate paid to Indian Health Service and Tribal 638 facilities from three to five.
Summary: This SPA increases the percentage of Medicaid enrollees, adds additional categories of eligibility, and requires mandatory participation in Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MSCAN) for certain Medicaid beneficiaries.
Summary: The purpose of this new state plan is to add a target group for Targeted Case Management Services for Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance( SED) in an Out of State Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF).
Summary: The purpose of this SPA is allow State operated and controlled Veteran's Affairs (VA) nursing facilities to include prescription drugs cost in their cost report as routine costs.
