This allows certain people in medical institutions to retain more income to pay for guardianship costs.

This authorizes the coverage and payment of Medically Necessary Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies as part of the American Samoan Medicaid State Plan.

The State is requesting an exemption to 42 CFR 455.508(b) to allow the State's recovery audit contractor (RAC) to maintain and utilize a panel of physicians with a variety of specialties, including a contracted physician with a Texas license, in lieu of hiring a minimum of 1.0 full-time equivalent Medical Director who is licensed to practice in the State.

This provides increases to hospice residence provider reimbursement rates.

This brings the state into compliance with Section 5002 of the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.

Addition of Adult Dental services.

This allows allows the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to sunset the current one percent payment reduction applicable to Home Health Agency (HHA) services and to increase reimbursement rates by 50 percent for state plan HHA services and certain Pediatric Day Health Center (PDHC) services.

Home and Community Based Services - Changes to Target Groups.

Targeted Case Management - Group C.

This updates the Department of Health professional dispensing fee (PDF) for brand name, generic and over-the-counter (OTC) outpatient drugs to align with current costs.