This amendment was submitted to implement a five percent reduction for inpatient hospital rates, base rates, and capital pass through amounts.

This amendment was submitted to implement a three percent rate reduction for outpatient hospital services.

This amendment eliminates the Primary Care Provider Enhanced Payments.

Implements a five percent rate increase for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment screenings and various rate reductions for medical practitioner reimbursement.

Increases the reimbursement rate for the newborn screening test to include screening newborn children for severe combined immunodeficiency.

This amendment provides for a technical correction to add the reimbursement methodology for out of state (OOS) chronic disease and rehabilitation (CDR) hospital services to the state plan.

Adds the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) as an entity responsible for determinations of eligibility and appeals/fair hearings in accordance with the North Carolina State Law 2016-94, Section12C.2(a).

Updates the organizational structure of the state's single state agency ("Medicaid agency").

Implements a ten percent rate reduction for Behavioral Health Professional Licensure Candidates in an outpatient behavioral health clinic setting.

This amendment provides for quarterly supplemental payments to qualifying private hospitals for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.