This amendment is to add coverage and reimbursement of Community Health Workers services.

This amendment is to establish coverage and reimbursement of anew Secure Transport benefit.

This amendment proposes to allow annual increases to the maintenance needs standard and resource standard for the community spouse in a post-eligibility determination.

To implement changes to the state plan language to extend services for the adult population in hearing, vision and dental.

This amendment proposes to add doula service coverage, providing emotional, physical, and informational support services during the prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods.

ICF Reimbursement.

To include coverage for peer recovery support services within the state’s Other Diagnostic, Screening, Preventive and Rehabilitative Services benefit and the Mandatory Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) benefit. Individual peer support services will be reimbursed at a rate of $16.38 per 15-minute unit, and group peer support services will be reimbursed at a rate of $4.55 per 15-minute unit. This SPA also removes the DATA 2000 waiver requirement for the prescribing of buprenorphone for opioid use disorder.

The proposed amendment updates the physicians’ and other practitioners’ fee schedules.