Medicaid State Plan Amendments

Effective January 1, 2023, this amendment provides for supplemental payments for private hospital outpatient services for the service period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. The supplemental payments are in addition to base rate payments and other supplemental payments, paid to private hospitals in California for the furnishing of Medicaid fee-for-service outpatient hospital services.

This plan proposes a minimum wage adjustment for freestanding clinics and ambulatory surgical centers.

This plan amendment updates the Multi-Visceral Intestine Transplant reimbursement.

The supplemental payments are in addition to base rate payments and other supplemental payments, paid to private hospitals in California for the furnishing of Medicaid fee-for-service inpatient hospital services.

This plan amendment moves the payment for bath and toilet aids to the durable medical equipment benefit.

This plan amendment updates the methods and standards used to determine the rates of payment for supplemental payments for non-public ambulance providers.

This plan proposes providing outpatient supplemental payments to non-governmental independent licensed short-term general hospitals that are financially distressed.

This plan proposes an increase to rates under the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE).

This SPA proposes to bring Puerto Rico into compliance with the reimbursement requirements in the Covered Outpatient Drug final rule with comment period (CMS-2345-FC).

This SPA increase the aged, blind, or disabled personal needs allowance (PNA) from $60 to $75 for individuals, and from $120 to $150 for couples.