updates the allowance for a 29 percent increase to targeted case management (TCM) Services rates

creates supplemental payments to qualifying in-state acute hospitals and also creates an in-state acute inpatient hospital pay-for-performance incentive program

Updates to add a new §1915(i) Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) benefit.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to rescind the election of the COVID optional eligibility group.

extends the supplemental payment for qualifying, private hospitals, for an
additional year.

Authorizes an annual, lump sum supplemental payment for qualifying, private nursing facilities.

corrects an error related to the reimbursement methodology for personal care services (PCS) provided through the Community First Choice (CFC) option

increases nursing facility pay-for-performance program rates by four percent and focuses the program on
reportable outcomes

revises the annual cap on dental benefits from $510 to $1,000 per beneficiary per calendar year

updates and extends the fee schedules associated with Independent Practitioner Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (IPSIDD).