This amendment clarifies that the APM rate for a freestanding RHC shall be set at $61.85.

Authorizes physicians and nurse practitioners, after appropriate training, to apply fluoride varnish to a child's teeth for ages under twenty-one.

Request to extend bed reserve payments to ICF/DDs for adults participating in therapeutic home visits.

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

Modifies the District's Nursing Facility prospective payments system to re-instate the annual inflation and adjustment applied to each facilities specific rate.

Removes barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and agents used to promote smoking cessation from the list of drugs the state Medicaid program may exclude from coverage or otherwise restrict

Updates the State Plan to align Guam's reimbursement methodology with the ervices provided in its Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP).

Reimbursement Private Day Nursing Services.

One or more qualified hospitals will determine presumptive eligibility under 42 CFR 435.1110, and Iowa is providing Medicaid coverage for individuals determined presumptively eligible under this provision.

Payment of Medicare Part B Deductibles and Coinsurance.