adds medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as a mandatory benefit in the Medicaid state plan.

amend the provisions governing the long-term personal care services to reflect current practices in order
to: (1) clarify that instrumental activity of daily living can be provided outside of the participant's home if approved; (2) remove language in regards to what relatives can be the direct service workers (DSWs); (3) remove the language that service logs must document place of service; (4) clarify the statement regarding DSWs being paid at least the current federal or state minimum hourly rate.

removes or replaces obsolete processes, language, and terms; clarifies plan language; allows an extension for cost report filings for good cause shown; amends when cost reports are required for terminating providers or changes in providers; amends when payments will be withheld for late cost report submissions and terminating providers; establishes a required prior authorization process for any out-of-state nursing facility to be reimbursed for nursing facility services; and, revises the methodology for determining prospective rates.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to suspend the collection of data for performance measures other than those identified for the Health and Welfare assurance for the Section 1915 program and notes that the data will be unavailable for this time frame in ensuing reports due to the circumstances of the pandemic.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to implement a Specialized COVID - 19 Behavioral Health Long Term Care Bed Rate.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is a rate increase for procedures performed by Ground Ambulance providers effective July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020.