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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: increases the percentage used to calculate rates for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Services to 100% of North Carolinas’ Medicaid Physician Fee Schedule.
Summary: This state plan amendment allows North Carolina Medicaid to increase rates for Child/Adolescent Day Treatment, Community Support Team, High-Risk Intervention, Partial Hospitalization, Peer Support Services, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse
Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment, as proposed in the HCBS Spending Plan.
Summary: CMS approves Minnesota's time-limited COVID-19 disaster relief proposal. Effective March 1, 2020 per Section 7.4 of the Minnesota State Plan, the Minnesota State Medicaid agency waives signature requirements for the dispensing of drugs during the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
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 update nursing home rate components for general liability, property insurance, and property tax pass-through to the 2021 cost report.
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 implement one-time supplemental payments to hospitals for COVID-19 disaster relief.
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 disregard certain accumulated resources that are normally subject to the post-eligibility treatment of income (PETI) rules for long term care beneficiaries.
Summary: 1)Incorporates federal HCPCS updates to Medical Clinic and Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedules to remain compliant with
HIPAA; 2. Adds payment for specified drugs on Family Planning Clinic fee schedule; 3. As federally required by approved state
plan, updates physician-administered drug rates on Dialysis Clinic, Behavioral Health Clinic, and Medical Clinic fee schedules.
Summary: revises nursing facility 2022 rate year reimbursement methods to establish new rate add-ons, amend existing rate add-ons, and further update certain COVID-19 related payments. The proposed amendment also includes reimbursement methodology to distribute state legislative appropriation in the amount of $25 million for workforce retention and recruitment initiatives.
Summary: modifies inpatient and outpatient reimbursement rates, including for critical care supplements, wage area adjustment indices for border status hospitals, cost-to-charge ratios, and outpatient access payments.