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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: Amends the state plan to provide for enhanced payment for services provided to qualifying children within Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs).
Summary: Changing the language from supervising physician to collaborating physician and supervision agreement to collaborative practice agreement for Assistant Physician and Physician Assistant State Plan pages.
Summary: Revises the state plan to comply with federal regulations and reflect that children under twenty-one (21) years of age, who are residing in an inpatient psychiatric facility must be provided all medically necessary services.
Summary: Updates the physicians' and other practitioners' state plan pages by identifying the new conversion factor (CF) for anesthesia services provided by certain children's hospitals.
Summary: Adopts the CHIPRA option which will provide Medicaid coverage by eliminating the five-year waiting period and provide coverage to lawfully residing children under the age of 19.
Summary: This moves the Family Planning Program into the Maryland State Plan and expands program eligibility. This amendment would allow individuals of any age, with income at or below 259 percent of the federal poverty level, to qualify for Maryland's Family Planning Program.