This plan amendment updates buy-back provisions for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/IDD), as outlined within the State Plan. In addition, the amendment incorporates funding as outlined in the annual General Appropriation Act for a new level of reimbursement for clients who have severe behavioral needs, incorporates funding to providers to raise wages of direct care employees to at least $15.00 per hour, and makes technical and editorial changes.

This amendment adds new language to the Rehabilitative Services pages (13d) of the State Plan.

This plan amendment authorizes the Department to increase the funding for supplemental payments to qualifying acute care general hospitals that treat a high volume of opioid use disorder patients in their emergency room.

This plan amendment updates the state's disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments for the DSH state plan rate year ending 2024.

This plan amendment proposes to implement an increase of three percent for services rendered by Medicaid Providers for various non-institutional services.

This SPA updates the fee schedule to allow for certain Community Health Worker services in the dental setting.

This amendment is to update the Alternative Benefit Plan to ensure that it is consistent with the Medicaid State Plan.

Changes to the early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment benefits, and related payment methodologies. The proposed changes will more accurately align payments for direct medical services, which are outlined in an individualized education plan and supplied in a school-based setting, to actual costs for providing these services in a school setting.

This plan amendment updates the Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) supplemental payment.

This amendment proposes to amend requirements for individuals receiving targeted case management (TCM) services, specifically for members experiencing homelessness, by adding the allowance that a member may also have a history of homelessness and a Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT) score of 20-60 and qualify for this level of TCM services.