This Amendment which amended titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act (the Act) to require that states provide 12 months of continuous eligibility (CE) for children under the age of 19 in Medicaid effective January 1, 2024.

This amendment adds Advanced Practice Dental Hygienist to the Alaska State Plan under the other licensed practitioner benefit.

This amendment is to align with the provisions of section 1262 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, by removing the requirement for a waiver for prescribing practitioners from the Medicaid State Plan.

This plan amendment updates the payment methodology for rehabilitative services and personal care services provided by Private Non-Medical Institutions (PNMIs).

This plan amendment removes reference in the plan language to specific Federal Medical Assistance Percentage in the calculation of the nursing facility supplemental payment pool amount, effective January 1, 2024.

This plan amendment proposes to increase the Medicaid access adjustment paid to nursing facilities.

This plan amendment updates the rate setting methodology for freestanding skilled nursing facilities Level -B and freestanding adult subacute facilities and provides an aggregate five percent increase in the statewide weighted average labor rate component and an aggregate two percent increase in the statewide weighted average non-labor rate component for the calendar year 2023 rate year.

This plan amendment updates the payment methodology for personal care services provided by Private Non-Medical Institutions (PNMIs) on remote islands.