CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency.  The purpose of this amendment is to extend the waiver of premiums for the Buy-In program for Working Adults with Disabilities and the Buy-In program for Children with Disabilities.

This SPA updates Maine’s Medicaid application on paper and online.

 This SPA implements policies and procedures to coincide with the merger of the Utah Department of Health and the Utah Department or Human Services, effective July 1, 2022. The new name of single state agency is the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

With this amendment, the state is updating the SDPC pages of the State Plan to reflect the current practice of the department,
including language and role updates. There are no substantive changes to the program’s operations.

Proposes to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to complete the face-to-face encounter before durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) are supplied to the beneficiary, without requiring the supervision of a physician.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.  The purpose of this amendment is to waiver Drug Counseling Signatures.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.  The purpose of this amendment is to increase the reimbursement for COVID-19 vaccines and boosters from $40 to $65, effective back to April 1, 2021, and to allow pharmacists to administer Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) therapy for COVID-19 to possibly avoid hospitalization.

This SPA waives American Samoa from participation in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) under the authority of 1902(j) of the Social Security Act.