Authorizes certain supplemental payments for the outpatient services of eligible general hospitals.

Changes the reimbursement methodology for certain special hospitals.

Temporary quarterly supplemental payments.

Implements more liberal asset method for parents in ABD or Medically Needy group in early childhood development study.

Coverage & Limitations and Payment for Services: Updates to Coverage for Dental Services and Professional Fee Schedules.

Continuous eligibility allowing children under the age of 4 to maintain Medicaid coverage for a full year, even if families experience a change in income or household size.

This amendment implements the addition of Montana' s Medicaid expansion members previously served through the Third Party Administrator( TPA) into the State' s Alternative Benefit Plan, which is fully aligned with the State' s Medicaid program.

This amendment permanently terminates Montana' s Third Party Administrator (TPA) Alternative Benefit Plan ( ABP), in recognition of the termination of the State' s contract with MT Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

This SPA creates the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) program.

This eligibility SPA increases the standards for the optional State supplementary program.