This amendment makes changes to the State plan to modify provider requirements during an audit, revise the related party definition and the requirement to receive a related party exception, and clarify the administrative reconsideration and appeals process.

This amendment seeks to revise the state plan to add freestanding birthing renters and provide Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for services provided in those centers.

Expand the population eligible for family planning services and supplies effective October 1, 2012.

Develop and provide an Asset Verification System, that ,meets the requirements of Section 1940(a) of the Social Security Act, to determine or redetermine Medicaid eligibility for aged, blind and disabled Medicaid applicants and recipients.

Identification of health care-acquired conditions and other provider-preventable conditions for non-payment.

This SPA makes conforming changes to the State Plan to Implement a system to screen all participating providers according to their categorical risk level , upon initial enrollment and upon re-enrollment or revalidation of enrollment.

Identification of hospital-acquired conditions and other provider-preventable conditions and modification of the reimbursement policy.

This amendment modifies the methodology for distributing UPL supplemental payments to Nonstate Government Operated or Owned (NSGO) nursing facilities.

Implement a new licensure level of intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR). The new licensure level will be called Comprehensive Rehabilitative Management Needs Facility (CRMNF).

This SPA makes conforming changes to the State Plan to implement changes made to 405 IAC 1-12 and 405 IAC 1-14.6, limiting certain nursing facility rental costs and other administrative changes to nursing facility and ICF/MR reimbursement.