This amendment proposes to provide annual assurance of the pharmacy program adherence to the requirements of federal regulation for the time period October 1 2012 through September 30, 2013.

Remove barbiturates benzodiazepines and agents used to treat smoking cessation from the list of drugs a Medicaid program may exclude from coverage or otherwise restrict.

Updates MAGI Eligibility and State Residency.

Provides for coverage of substance abuse services that are furnished by Certified Substance Abuse Counselors and for Peer Support Services.

First Step services under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

School Based Services services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

To expand psychology services to all beneficiaries and remove a two-visit limit from psychology services.

Provides for the rebasing and inflation of costs used to calculate nursing facility reimbursement rates.

To include individuals eligible for the Wellness Plan thru Medicaid expansion under provisions of the Affordable Care Act as demonstrated in the applicable Section 1115 waiver.

Provides for a COLA rate increase to the current fee-for-services rates for Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation providers.