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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 updates CT Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) to reflect several updates to behavioral health services, including removing the requirements for registration for all routine outpatient behavioral health. This SP A also updates the ABP to reflect the resumption of authorization for intensive outpatient
services and removal of authorization for electroconvulsive therapy.
Summary: adds clarifying language specific in how Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments are made to hospitals for inpatient and outpatient hospital services provided to Medicaid managed care clients.
Summary: This proposed amendment will adjust the payment rate methodology for pediatric nursing
facilities so that it is based upon the unadjusted federal per diem rate for rural Medicare skilled
nursing facilities for the most recent federal fiscal year.