This SPA increases the weekday and weekend hourly rates for personal care assistants from $18 per hour to $19 per hour.

Extends funding to the April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2020 period for certified home health agencies, AIDS home care providers and hospice service providers for the purpose of improving recruitment, training, and retention of home health aides or other personnel with direct patient care responsibility.

Continues for the period April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2019, various previously enacted cost containment measures identified in the SPA's language.

This amendment was submitted to extend Genetic Counseling when testing has found that an individual displays clinical features of a suspected genetic condition, is at direct risk of inheriting the genetic condition in question, or has been diagnosed with a condition where identification of specific genetic changes will impact treatment or management.

This amendment implemented three new behavior analysis professions and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) credentialing in Washington State.

This State plan amendment (SPA) adds a process for determining if and when the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) policy adjustor will apply to hospitals reimbursed under the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) methodology when Califomia Children's Services (CCS) deterrnines the DRG hospital qualifies as Regional NICU or Community NICU.

This amendment would amend the North Dakota State Plan to implement a rate increase to the fee schedule for physical, occupational and speech therapy.

The state plan amendment updates the fee schedule for physicians and other practitioners.

This amendment makes minor technical revisions to correct item numbering and to update terminology in the personal care services section of the state plan.

This SPA proposes to bring Wyoming into compliance with the reimbursement requirements in the Covered Outpatient Drug final rule with comment period CMS-2345-FC).