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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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Washington

The purpose is to updates the services payable in addition to the Administrative Day rate.

Approval Date: December 7, 2023
Effective Date: January 1, 2024

Ohio

To memorialize the new income standards for its optional state supplement program, beneficiaries of which are eligible for Medicaid under the state's plan.

Approval Date: December 7, 2023
Effective Date: July 1, 2023

Arkansas

This amendment adds medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as a mandatory benefit in the Medicaid state plan.

Approval Date: December 7, 2023
Effective Date: October 1, 2023

Colorado

The SPA allows reimbursement at the all-inclusive rate on a per-prescription basis for payment to Indian health facilities.

Approval Date: December 7, 2023
Effective Date: November 1, 2023

Indiana

This State Plan Amendment (SPA) proposes to increase the rate methodology for the 1915(i) State Plan Home and Community-Based benefit for youth with mental illness (Child Mental Health Wraparound (CMHW)).

Approval Date: December 7, 2023
Effective Date: December 7, 2023

North Carolina

This SPA proposes to update the language on the state’s excluded drug list on the Pharmacy state plan coverage pages.

Approval Date: December 6, 2023
Effective Date: August 1, 2023
Topics: Coverage Prescribed Drugs

Indiana

This amendment adds community-based palliative care as a service under the home health benefit.

Approval Date: December 6, 2023
Effective Date: July 14, 2023

Minnesota

With this Plan the state add to its state plan additional income and resource disregards under section 1902(r)(2) of the Social Security Act.

Approval Date: December 6, 2023
Effective Date: September 1, 2022
Topics: Eligibility Medicaid and CHIP Program (MACPro)

Maryland

This MD Behavioral Health, Health home SPA increases provider rates by 3 percent pursuant to its passed state Senate/House bill for its 2024 state budget

Approval Date: December 5, 2023
Effective Date: July 1, 2023

Mississippi

State Plan Amendment (SPA) 23-0032 allows the Division of Medicaid (DOM) to update reimbursement of dental services provided in an ambulatory surgical center (ASC). For ASC dental services that do not have a fee on the Medicare ASC Fee Schedule, effective December 1, 2023, the SPA will allow ASC’s to be reimbursed at eighty percent (80%) of the Medicare rate that was in effect January 1, 2023, for the most comparable hospital outpatient service.

Approval Date: December 5, 2023
Effective Date: December 1, 2023