This plan amendment increased the daily rate for Assisted Living Facilities on average by two (2) percent. The weighted average increase is expected to be $1.70, though this amount will vary based on the Comprehensive Assessment Reporting Evaluation classification of each individual client.

Effective January 14, 2022, this amendment authorizes a one-time $30,000,000 supplemental Charity Care Subsidy Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment. Consequently, the total Charity Care Subsidy payments for state fiscal year (SFY) 2022 increases to $349,000,000.

This plan amendment removes an add-on code for component-based vaccine administration and counseling and reference the correct fee schedule date.

This amendment allows the state to pay up to the higher allowed payment for services provided for psychiatric long-term civil commitments when the claim is for an allowed service(s) and paid for by both Medicare and Medicaid.

This amendment updates the state plan to reflect current policy for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs). Specifically, this amendment clarifies that ICF/IIDs, in addition to nursing facilities, are qualifying providers eligible to receive payments for reserved bed days while the ICF/IID resident is temporarily absent from the facility.

The amendment adds reimbursement rates for additional modalities of varicose vein treatments to Kansas Medicaid State Plan.

This amendment updates the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program fee schedule.

 Effective December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023, this amendment makes changes to reimbursement for pediatric psychiatric inpatient hospital services.