Restores Add-On Payment for Dialysis at Outpatient Hospitals and Free-Standing Centers.

This SPA intends to adjust the professional, global and technical components of the independent radiology fees to 57 .5% of the 2007 Medicare rate.

This amendment will implement a rate increase for ambulance services.

This amendment adds Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) services to medically eligible beneficiaries' ages 0-21 to the State Plan.

The state plan proposes revisions to the reimbursement methodology for physician administered contraceptives at Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) plus 6% and physician administered vaccines (as noted on the medical pages) at WAC plus 3%, while all other physician administered drugs will remain at prices established on January 1, 2015.

This SPA clearly defines the comprehensiveness issues regarding the reimbursement methodology for the State operated dental school, University of North Carolina School Of Dentistry.

This amendment provides for updates to the nursing facility reimbursement methodology.

Adds Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospital to the list of government operated hospitals and updates language on the cost reports used for government operated hospitals.

Removal of obsolete pages (interagency agreements).

This amendment continues to provide for supplemental payments to certain non-state government nursing homes.