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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 proposes to provide services to identified recipients under age 21 to improve family functioning by clinically stabilizing the living arrangement, promoting reunification, or preventing the utilization of out-of-home therapeutic venues (i.e., psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, or residential treatment services).
Summary: This amendment approved that the state will pay for prenatal genetic screening and prenatal fetal screening to determine if the fetus has the potential to born with a genetic condition or birth defect.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to waive the signature requirements for the dispensing of drugs during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency.
Summary: This plan amendment allows for a technical adjustment, noting that physician-administered drugs are paid at the Medicare drug fee schedule rate, rather than the average sales price + 6% if the drug is listed on the Medicare drug fee schedule.
Summary: This amendment will provide enhancement payments to eligible ground emergency medical transport (GEMT) providers by implementing an add-on reimbursement fee to the base rates for eligible emergency medical transportation services.
Summary: The primary purpose for this amendment is to allow the Alabama Medicaid Agency to apply the reimbursement methodology for inpatient and
outpatient hospital services for State fiscal year 2023 in a manner consistent with that used in fiscal year 2022.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to Waive any signature requirements for the dispensing of drugs during the
Public Health Emergency.