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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: To implement the required Asset Verification System for the purpose of determining eligibility for aged, blind and disabled Medicaid applicants and recipients in accordance with 1940 of the Social Security Act.
Summary: This amendment proposes to expand your primary care case management (PCCM) program to add a patient-centered medical home services (PCMH) component.
Summary: Apply an overall negative inflationary adjustment of 4.16 percent for SFY 2010 and freeze rates for SFY 2011. This change is required due to the State administrative decision to freeze existing rates effective July 1, 2009 and effective October 1, 2009 to implement negative inflationary adjustments for SFY 2010.
Summary: Adjusts State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010 and freezes SFY 2011 rates for case management services based on an overall program reduction of 9.807 percent for SFY 2010. SFY 2011 rates are frozen at the SFY 2010 amount.