Effective February 1, 2021, this plan amendment updated the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) fee schedule to incorporate the 2021 Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) changes (additions, deletions and description changes) to remain compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Effective January 1, 2021, this plan amendment updated the dental fee schedules for adults and children. These updates incorporate various 2021 Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) changes (additions, deletions and description changes) to remain compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Effective January 1, 2021, this plan amendment revises the Independent Audiology fee schedule. These revisions incorporate the 2021 Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) changes (additions, deletions and description changes) to remain compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Effective January 1, 2021, this plan amendment revises the Medical Clinic, Family Planning Clinic, Behavioral Health Clinic, Rehabilitation Clinic, and Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedules.

The purpose of the SPA is to implement a comprehensive dental benefit for adults.

This SPA proposes to allow physician assistants to enroll directly with Vermont Medicaid as primary care providers.

This amendment proposes to add a new section for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) based on guidance in CMS’s State Health Official Letter #20005, dated December 30, 2020.

Continues UPL supplemental payments to private hospitals for inpatient services in the amount of $193,635,130 for state fiscal year 2021

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to allow pharmacists to order and administer certain Covid-19 vaccines, including Pfizer and Moderna vaccines currently available, where a pharmacist has met CMS training requirements and state regulations for training and vaccine administration.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment for nursing facilities to receive an additional $20 per day payment per Medicaid beneficiary effective from the dates of January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021.