This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support services. 

This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Other Diagnostic, Screening, Preventative and Rehabilitative Services - Adult Medical Day Care and Newborn Preventive Services. 

Deletes out-of-date text associated with the CCC Program

This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Other Diagnostic, Screening, Preventative and Rehabilitation Services - Community Mental Health (CMH). 

This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Other Diagnostic, Screening, Preventative and Rehabilitation Services (ESS, PNMI, other DCYF). 

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 provide allow for a temporary premium payment to be paid to specified providers for in-person care and modifying the timeframe for accepting long term care facility annual cost reports.

Effective October 1, 2020 until September 30, 2025 and pursuant to 1905(a)(29) of the Social Security Act and Section 1006(b) of the SUPPORT Act, this amendment adds medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as a mandatory benefit in the Medicaid state plan. 

Effective October 1, 2020, this amendment establishes coverage of the state's Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers' (CCBHCs) services and establishes payment rates. 

Effective January 1, 2021, this amendment updates the State Supplementary Payment levels for the "Optional State Supplement Beneficiaries" eligibility group.