This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to suspend all copayments and premiums for all beneficiaries, modify telehealth benefits and allow payment accordingly, adjust the day supply or quantity limit for covered outpatient drugs, expand Prior authorization for medications automatic renewal without clinical review, or time/quantity extensions, and make exceptions to their published Preferred Drug List if drug shortages occur.

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to provide a 20% increase in per diem rates for all COVID-19 diagnosis patients for hospital inpatient stays due to increases in cost associated with staffing, supplies, social distancing standards and other factors.

Revises the Medical Clinic, Family Planning Clinic, Behavioral Health Clinic, Rehabilitation Clinic, and Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedules

To establish a revised Local Poverty Level (LPL) income standard used for determining MAGI-based Medicaid eligibility

Contains previously approved language to amend the NH Title XIX State plan to permit the state to continue with its current non-emergency medical transportation reimbursement methodology for an additional three-month time-period.

Provide authority to establish an Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) reduction factor specifically for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to increase OPPS payment

Proposes to update the provider fee schedule to add behavioral health services with an effective date of January 1, 2020

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the reasonable opportunity period for certain non-citizens, allow hospital presumptive eligibility (PE) for additional groups and designates the State Medicaid Agency as a qualified entity for PE for MAGI groups, suspend all cost-sharing, modify the NF benefit to include health care isolation centers (HCIC) to provide COVID-related care for individuals who cannot safely remain at home or in a NF.

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to increase base payments to nursing homes