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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
This SPA updated the effective date of the dental services fee schedule.
Approval Date: January 27, 2016
Effective Date: October 8, 2015

Puerto Rico
This SPA permits states to require certain Medicaid Beneficiaries to share in the costs of providing medical assistance through premiums and cost sharing.
Approval Date: January 26, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2014

Kentucky
This SPA designates Veronica J. Cecil, Acting Commissioner of the KY Department for Medicaid Services, as the Governor's designee for review and approval of state plan amendments.
Approval Date: January 26, 2016
Effective Date: January 11, 2016

Hawaii
This SPA extends Medicaid coverage for an initial period of 12 months for low-income families who no longer qualify for Medicaid due to increased earned income or working hours from the caretaker relative's employment, or due to the loss of a time-limited earned income disregard.
Approval Date: January 26, 2016
Effective Date: October 1, 2016

South Carolina
This plan amendment updates the outpatient hospital multiplier. Specifically, the following changes are being made: (1) caps the October 1, 2013 hospital specific outpatient multiplier at the 75th percentile for all South Carolina (SC) general acute care hospitals, SC long term acute care hospitals, and the qualifying out of state border general acute care hospitals, and with the exception of Direct Medical Education; (2) qualifying hospitals whose hospital specific outpatient multiplier falls below the 10th percentile will be reimbursed at the 10th percentile; (3) hospitals eligible to receive retrospective cost reimbursement and fall under the 10th percentile will be eligible to receive Medicaid outpatient hospital reimbursement in excess of cost excluding any teaching hospitals.
Approval Date: January 25, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2014

Montana
Added introduction page.
Approval Date: January 25, 2016
Effective Date: January 1, 2016

Mississippi
This SPA submitted to remove language that Medicaid beneficiaries in a PRTF are excluded from the MSCAN program.
Approval Date: January 25, 2016
Effective Date: December 1, 2015

Delaware
To amend the State Plan to revise and clarify the reimbursement methodology for private duty nursing services.
Approval Date: January 25, 2016
Effective Date: October 2, 2015

Georgia
This SPA proposes to revise the payment methodology for hospital services.
Approval Date: January 22, 2016
Effective Date: January 1, 2016

Colorado
Creating a limited benefit managed care program.
Approval Date: January 21, 2016
Effective Date: April 1, 2016