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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 payment rates for dental services (excluding state-operated dental clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, the Indian Health Service, and tribal 638 facilities).
Summary: Adds a nursing facilities and home and community-based services (HCBS) provider wage add-on incentive to support retention of trained staff of nursing facilities and HCBS providers.
Summary: This amendment, effective September 30, 2020, updates the amounts of Arizona's graduate medical education and indirect medical education payment pools and the qualifying hospital list for each payment pool for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2021.
Update the Fee-For Service supplemental payment amounts for Inpatient services described in the Medicaid State Plan for prospective payment hospitals other than psychiatric or rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and rehabilitation hospitals to align with APR-DRG update.
Summary: This SPA will exempt from estate recovery any payment made to qualified recipients of the Forced or Involuntary Victim Compensation Program following the death of a qualified Medicaid member.
Summary: Allows Dual Special Needs Plans to contract to furnish previously approved ADHP services under the provisions of §1915(a)(l ), which serves all geographic areas in the District, through capitated monthly payments made to the health plan.