Proposes to remove the limit on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Case Management.

To amend the coverage of lactation counseling services for pregnant and post-partum women by expanding the list of those able to provide lactation services in accordance with Social Services Law 365-a(x)(i).

To update Maryland State Plan language to reflect current audiology prosthetic device coverage as outlined in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.  The purpose of this amendment is to modify the definition of home-based habilitation to include health and safety supports and services required to maintain a member’s involvement in online education or e-learning, specifically for members ages 17-21 residing outside of the family home.

To add coverage to the District of Columbia’s Alternative Benefit Plan Medicaid Expansion, Routine Patient Cost in Qualifying Clinical Trials.

SPA proposes to align substance use disorder (SUD) state plan services with the currently approved alternative benefit plan (ABP).