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NH-20-0034

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to cover the new optional group for COVID testing and to allow hospitals to make presumptive eligibility determinations for this population.

AZ-20-0005

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to approve certain interim payments to hospitals, to make technical corrections to a previously-approved benefit adjustment, and to clarify the effective date for the previously-approved new optional eligibility group.

Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Texas Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Second & Third Request)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Texas for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 30, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on both March 28, 2020 and the 1115 request dated April 20, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Texas and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

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Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - North Dakota Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Second Request)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of North Dakota for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 24, 2020. Your initial request included a request for additional flexibilities we can now approve.  In addition, your follow-up communication to CMS on April 6, 2020 detai1ed a federal requirement that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in North Dakota and requested a waiver or modification of that additional requirement.

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MI-20-0002

Allows Tribal Health Centers (THCs) to become Tribal Federally Qualified Health Centers (Tribal FQHCs) and be reimbursed under an alternative Payment Methodology (APM).

MP-20-0001-B

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to apply less strict income methods for determining eligibility, allow the SMA, hospital and public health centers to make presumptive eligibility (PE) decisions, and allow 12 months continuous eligibility for children under age 19.
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