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Maryland HealthChoice

State: Maryland
Waiver Authority:
1115
Status: Pending

Waiver Dates

Approval: 10/30/1996
Effective: 07/01/1997
Expiration: 12/31/2026

Supporting Documents

Pending Application(s) and Related Documents

Date Title View
11/09/2023 Pending Application - ELE & Four Walls Application (PDF, 3.27 MB) View/Submit Comments

Approved Application(s) and Related Documents

Date Title
06/25/2025 Monitoring Redesign Overlay Letter (PDF, 4.39 MB)

Administrative Record

Date Title View
10/07/2025 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 237.41 KB)
06/18/2025 Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) and Fertility Preservation Services Request Withdrawal Letter (PDF, 142.21 KB)
05/30/2025 SUD and SMI Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – January 2025 – March 2025 (XLSX, 641.78 KB)
05/30/2025 SUD and SMI Quarterly Report (Part B) – January 2025 – March 2025 (PDF, 366.16 KB)
02/28/2025 SUD and SMI Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – October 2024 – December 2024 (XLSX, 641.87 KB)
02/28/2025 SUD and SMI Quarterly Report (Part B) – October 2024 – December 2024 (PDF, 371.58 KB)
01/17/2025 Demonstration Approval - Technical Corrections (PDF, 3.58 MB)
01/16/2025 Acceptance Letter (PDF, 225.22 KB)
01/13/2025 Demonstration Amendment Approval (PDF, 3.59 MB)
12/20/2024 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – July 2024 – September 2024 (XLSX, 790.3 KB)
12/20/2024 SUD Quarterly Report – July 2024 – September 2024 (PDF, 311.24 KB)
11/26/2024 Quarterly Monitoring Report - July - September 2024 (PDF, 719.58 KB)
11/21/2024 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 241.46 KB)
11/14/2024 ACIS, ELE, and Fertility Preservation Amendment (PDF, 3.32 MB) View Comments
11/14/2024 CMS Approved Evaluation Design 2022 - 2026 (PDF, 645.35 KB)
11/14/2024 CMS Approved SMI Monitoring Protocol Part A (XLSX, 84.62 KB)
11/14/2024 CMS Approved SMI Monitoring Protocol Part B (PDF, 320.07 KB)
11/14/2024 Demonstration Approval - Evaluation Design (PDF, 6.25 MB)
09/30/2024 Annual Monitoring Report - July 2023 - June 2024 (PDF, 829.78 KB)
09/30/2024 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – April 2024 – June 2024 (XLSX, 790.52 KB)
09/30/2024 SUD Quarterly Report – April 2024 – June 2024 (PDF, 338.51 KB)
05/30/2024 Quarterly Monitoring Report - January - March 2024 (PDF, 994.01 KB)
04/09/2024 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Retro) – July 2021 – September 2022 (XLSX, 2.23 MB)
03/21/2024 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 240.13 KB)
03/19/2024 Quarterly Monitoring Report – July to September 2023 (PDF, 610.25 KB)
03/06/2024 Reentry Amendment Application (PDF, 11.7 MB) View Comments
02/29/2024 Quarterly Monitoring Report-October-December 2023 (PDF, 2.12 MB)
02/29/2024 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – April 2023 - June 2023 (XLSX, 790.58 KB)
02/29/2024 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – July 2023 - September 2023 (XLSX, 790.05 KB)
02/29/2024 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – October 2023 - December 2023 (XLSX, 789.76 KB)
02/29/2024 SUD Quarterly Report – April 2023 - June 2023 (PDF, 295.64 KB)
02/29/2024 SUD Quarterly Report – July 2023 – September 2023 (PDF, 266.22 KB)
02/29/2024 SUD Quarterly Report – October 2023 - December 2023 (PDF, 257.02 KB)
11/08/2023 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 267.28 KB)
09/29/2023 State Annual Report – July 2022-June 2023 (PDF, 771.65 KB)
07/21/2023 Quarterly Monitoring Report July - September 2022 (PDF, 665.65 KB)
05/31/2023 Quarterly Monitoring Report January - March 2023 (PDF, 736.13 KB)
05/30/2023 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Part A) – January 2022 - March 2023 (XLSX, 2.23 MB)
05/30/2023 SUD Quarterly Report – January 2022 – December 2022 (PDF, 206.61 KB)
05/11/2023 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Retro) – January 2017 – December 2017 (XLSX, 3.02 MB)
05/11/2023 SUD Quarterly Metrics Report (Retro) – January 2018 – June 2021 (XLSX, 10.29 MB)
04/28/2023 SUD Quarterly Report (Retro) – January 2017 – December 2017 (PDF, 205.58 KB)
04/28/2023 SUD Quarterly Report (Retro) – January 2018 – December 2018 (PDF, 217.35 KB)
04/28/2023 SUD Quarterly Report (Retro) – January 2019 – December 2019 (PDF, 211.66 KB)
04/28/2023 SUD Quarterly Report (Retro) – January 2020 – December 2020 (PDF, 214.08 KB)
04/28/2023 SUD Quarterly Report (Retro) – January 2021 – December 2021 (PDF, 217.25 KB)
02/27/2023 Quarterly Monitoring Report October - December 2022 (PDF, 757.84 KB)
09/29/2022 Annual Report July 2021-June 2022 (PDF, 2.16 MB)
09/29/2022 Appendix A Post Award Forum (PDF, 752.48 KB)
09/29/2022 Appendix B Agenda and Meeting Minutes (PDF, 126.25 KB)
07/20/2022 Approved Implementation Plan (PDF, 781.35 KB)
04/26/2022 CMS Approved SUD Monitoring Protocol (2017-2021) (PDF, 2.61 MB)
04/26/2022 CMS Approved SUD Monitoring Protocol (Part A) 2017-2021 (XLSX, 152.37 KB)
04/26/2022 CMS Approved SUD Monitoring Protocol (Part A) 2022-2026 (XLSX, 151.74 KB)
04/26/2022 SUD Monitor Protocol Approval (PDF, 2.8 MB)
02/28/2022 Quarterly Monitoring Report October - December 2021 (PDF, 507.44 KB)
02/07/2022 CMS Technical Corrections (PDF, 1.04 MB)
12/15/2021 State Acceptance Letter (PDF, 113.45 KB)
12/14/2021 Demonstration Extension Approval (PDF, 1.06 MB)
11/30/2021 Quarterly Monitoring Report July - September 2021 (PDF, 674.73 KB)
09/29/2021 State Annual Report – July 2020-June 2021 (PDF, 3.68 MB)
07/15/2021 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 306.95 KB)
06/30/2021 State Renewal Application (PDF, 7.12 MB) View Comments
05/28/2021 State Quarterly Report – January-March 2021 (PDF, 857.3 KB)
04/01/2021 Approved Evaluation Design (PDF, 1.12 MB)
04/01/2021 CMS Approved Evaluation Design (PDF, 2.44 MB)
02/26/2021 State Quarterly Report – October-December 2020 (PDF, 816.42 KB)
02/12/2021 CMS Letter to State (PDF, 39.64 KB)
12/07/2020 State Quarterly Report – July-September 2020 (PDF, 285.25 KB)
11/26/2020 State Annual Report July 2019 - June 2020 (PDF, 390.54 KB)
04/16/2020 CoCM Pilot Program Approval (PDF, 991.13 KB)
02/28/2020 Monitoring Report October - December 2019 (PDF, 758.61 KB)
02/28/2020 Monitoring Report October - December 2019 - Budget Neutrality Workbook (XLSM, 700.43 KB)
12/02/2019 Monitoring Report (Jul 2019-Sept 2019) (PDF, 268.84 KB)
12/02/2019 Monitoring Report BN (Jul 2019-Sept 2019) (XLSX, 550.31 KB)
10/03/2019 DY22 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF, 5 MB)
07/09/2019 Draft Evaluation Design (PDF, 419 KB)
07/03/2019 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 1.06 MB)
06/24/2019 State CoCM Pilot Amendment Application (PDF, 3.24 MB) View Comments
06/13/2019 Quarterly Report January – March 2019 (PDF, 1.07 MB)
04/25/2019 CMS Technical Corrections (PDF, 5.77 MB)
04/23/2019 Technical Correction Letter (PDF, 239.36 KB)
03/27/2019 Annual Report July 2017-June 2018 (PDF, 3.57 MB)
03/27/2019 DY22 Quarterly Report October 2018–December 2018 (PDF, 549.6 KB)
03/27/2019 Quarterly Report July–September 2018 (PDF, 814.94 KB)
08/14/2018 Amendment Modification Letter (PDF, 713.98 KB)
08/02/2018 Behavioral Health Integration Proposal (PDF, 493.53 KB)
07/12/2018 CMS Completeness Letter (PDF, 1.03 MB)
07/02/2018 State Amendment Application (PDF, 14.69 MB) View Comments
05/31/2018 Quarterly Report January-March 2018 (PDF, 972.79 KB)
03/02/2018 Quarterly Report October-December 2017 (PDF, 363.89 KB)
11/30/2017 Quarterly Report July-September 2017 (PDF, 836.21 KB)
10/02/2017 Annual Report July 2016-June 2017 (10/02/2017) (PDF, 1.96 MB)
06/16/2017 CMS ACIS Protocol Approval (PDF, 1.43 MB)
05/31/2017 Quarterly Report January-March 2017 (5/31/2017) (PDF, 623.51 KB)
05/03/2017 2017 MD HealthChoice Technical Corrections (PDF, 1.09 MB)
02/27/2017 Quarterly Report October-December 2016 (02/27/2017) (PDF, 597.15 KB)
12/22/2016 CMS Extension Approval – December 2016 (PDF, 219.96 KB)
12/15/2016 Annual Report July 2014-June 2015 (PDF, 515.79 KB)
12/15/2016 Quarterly Report April-June 2015 (PDF, 420.5 KB)
12/15/2016 Quarterly Report January-March 2015 (PDF, 381.62 KB)
12/05/2016 State Evaluation Report 2010-2014 (12/5/16) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
12/05/2016 State Quarterly Report April-June 2016 (12/5/16) (PDF, 535.72 KB)
12/05/2016 State Quarterly Report July-September 2016 (12/05/2016) (PDF, 643.06 KB)
10/31/2016 Annual Report July 2015-June 2016 (10/31/2016) (PDF, 257.97 KB)
09/16/2016 Interim Evaluation Report (PDF, 1.22 MB)
07/14/2016 2016 MD HealthChoice Renewal Completeness Letter (07/14/16) (PDF, 32.87 KB)
06/30/2016 MD HealthChoice DY 20 Annual Report (PDF, 1.96 MB)
06/30/2016 State Extension Application - June 2016 (PDF, 28.83 MB) View Comments
06/01/2016 Quarterly Report January – March 2016 (June 2016) (PDF, 431.78 KB)
12/31/2015 Quarterly Report October - December 2015 (12/31/2015) (PDF, 361.76 KB)
09/30/2015 Quarterly Report July - September 2015 (09/30/2015) (PDF, 364.47 KB)
08/11/2015 CMS Completeness Letter (08/11/15) (PDF, 57.73 KB)
07/27/2015 2015 HealthChoice Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment (07/27/15) (PDF, 41.44 MB) View Comments
06/19/2015 Maryland HealthChoice Quarterly Report Oct-Dec 2014 (06/19/2015) (PDF, 350.69 KB)
03/15/2014 1115 Evaluation Design Plan (2009-2016) Updated (3/15/2014) (PDF, 48.63 KB)
11/15/2013 CMS Approved Technical Corrections (11/15/13) (PDF, 6.59 MB)
10/23/2013 State Technical Corrections Request (10/23/13) (PDF, 428.63 KB)
10/18/2013 CMS Extension Approval - October 2013 (PDF, 387.88 KB)
08/09/2013 Letter Requesting Additional Waiver Authorities (08/09/13) (PDF, 428.22 KB)
08/09/2013 Letter Requesting Additional Waiver Authorities (08/09/13) (PDF, 428.23 KB)
07/12/2013 Letter of Approved Extension Request (07/12/13) (PDF, 84.97 KB)
06/28/2013 1115 Waiver Renewal App (06/28/13) (PDF, 1.93 MB)
06/28/2013 Letter of Submission for 1115 Demo Waiver Renewal App (PDF, 40.24 KB)
07/01/2011 Expenditure Authority (07/01/11-12/31/13) (PDF, 73.39 KB)
07/01/2011 Special Terms and Conditions (07/01/11-12/31/13) (PDF, 200.48 KB)
07/01/2011 Waiver List (07/01/11-12/31/13) (PDF, 30.32 KB)
06/27/2011 Letter of Approved Extension Request (06/27/11) (PDF, 75.03 KB)
01/30/2009 1115 Evaluation Design Plan (2009-2016) (1/30/2009) (PDF, 53.38 KB)
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