Effective July I ,2017, state plan amendment (SPA) l7-0006 makes conforming changes to the state plan to extend payments rate reductions for nursing facilities (NF) that are currently set toexpire 6130117. Under this State Plan Amendment (SPA), the current rates will continue through June 30, 2019.

This amendment provides for clarification to clinic services and specialized surgical hospitals payment methodologies.

This amendment allows an exemption from establishing a Recovery Audit Contractor.

This amendment provides for updates to the psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) reimbursement rate methodology.

This amendment updates the methods and standards for establishing payment rates for inpatient hospital services.

This amendment extends the quarterly supplemental payments for Intermediate Care Facilities ICFs) for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018.

Removes the 26-visit limit from outpatient psychiatric services from the State Plan in accordance with the mental health parity provision.

This SPA updates qualification requirements for providers who deliver Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) services and expands the settings where SBIRT services can be delivered.

This amendment will allow a separate payment in addition to the prospective payment system rate( PPS) for long- acting reversible contraceptive devices LARCs), and to allow an enhanced PPS rate to FQHCs and RHCs whenever a member attends a Promising Pregnancy Care session provided in conjunction with an obstetric visit.

This amendment adds group prenatal care to the Preventive Services State Plan.