Dental Updates and Improvements.

This amendment inserts language into the State plan confirming the prohibition of payments to entities or institutions located outside the lJnited States. as required by section 6505 of the Affordable Care Act.

This SPA brings the Hospice benefit in the Rhode Island State Plan into compliance with Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act by ensuring that medical assistance for hospice care is available in an amount duration or scope that is no less than that provided under Medicare.

This SPA transmitted a proposed amendment to Rhode Island's approved Title XIX State plan to increase the Federal poverty guidelines (FPGs) for various poverty level groups to reflect the increase in the FPGs as published in the Federal Register (FR) on January 20, 2011.

Removal of the Limit on the Hospice Benefit.

This SPA transmitted a proposed amendment to your Agency's approved Title XIX State plan to modify the Vermont Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board's membership requirements, duties, and responsibilities.

This SPA transmitted a proposed amendment to your Agency's approved Title XIX State plan to update the organizational structure of the single State agency. Specifically, you proposed to update the departments within the Agency of Human Services and the Attorney General's certification.

This SPA transmitted a proposed amendment to your Agency's approved Title XIX State plan to update the current name of the head of the single State agency that has the authority to submit the Medicaid State plan or plan amendments.

This SPA transmitted a proposed amendment to Vermont's approved Title XIX State plan to increase the Federal poverty guidelines (FPGs) for various poverty level groups to reflect the increase in the FPGs as published in the Federal Register (FR) on January 20, 2011.

This SPA transmitted a proposed amendment to your approved Title XIX State plan to indicate that you will establish a Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program as required by Federal Medicaid law.