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A Medicaid and CHIP state plan is an agreement between a state and the Federal government describing how that state administers its Medicaid and CHIP programs. It gives an assurance that a state will abide by Federal rules and may claim Federal matching funds for its program activities. The state plan sets out groups of individuals to be covered, services to be provided, methodologies for providers to be reimbursed and the administrative activities that are underway in the state.
When a state is planning to make a change to its program policies or operational approach, states send state plan amendments (SPAs) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for review and approval. States also submit SPAs to request permissible program changes, make corrections, or update their Medicaid or CHIP state plan with new information.
Persons with disabilities having problems accessing the SPA PDF files may call 410-786-0429 for assistance.
Summary: This amendment is to comply with federal requirements on premium and cost sharing tracking and assessing copays on non-emergency use of services provided in emergency departments. This amendment proposes to eliminate copayments in the Medi-Cal program effective July 1, 2022.
Summary: This Amendment increases the cost-sharing imposed for non-emergency use of a hospital’s emergency department from $6 to $8, in accordance with the 2022 Colorado General Assembly Long Bill (House Bill 22-1329).
Summary: This SPA will reduce premiums to $0 for the Optional Targeted Low-Income Child (OTLIC) group, which covers eligible individuals with a family income determined to be above 160 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.
Summary: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to suspend all copayments and premiums for all beneficiaries, modify telehealth benefits and allow payment accordingly, adjust the day supply or quantity limit for covered outpatient drugs, expand Prior authorization for medications automatic renewal without clinical review, or time/quantity extensions, and make exceptions to their published Preferred Drug List if drug shortages occur.
Summary: Increase the premiums assessed to individuals enrolled in the eligibility group under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) of the Social Security Act beginning on August 1, 2020
Summary: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to cover the new optional group for COVID testing, allow for flexibility in hospital presumptive eligibility, suspend cost sharing and premiums for all services for all beneficiaries, add new services under 1915(i), and allow for other flexibilities in the 1915(i) program.
Summary: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to eliminate all cost sharing for testing and treatment that may be COVID-19 related, suspend enrollment fees and monthly premiums for the Health Care for Workers with Disabilities (HCWD) program; allow increased payment rates of 5% to certain FFS programs; add a 5% additional rate increase to support specific providers who may be experiencing a disproportionate impact; set payment rates for telehealth; and add an interim payment methodology.