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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 complies with the federal requirement that the state implement a tracking system that ensures that cost sharing and premiums of a Medicaid beneficiary will not exceed five percent of the family income.
Summary: This Amendment Migrated_HH.IA-16-012 - Chronic Conditions Health Home - Managed Care Implementation to end the Health Home Program as part of their transition plan
Summary: Chronic Conditions Health Home - Managed Care Implementation to reflect the change in the Chronic Condition Health Home Informational Only Code for Comprehensive Transitional Care from G2065 to 99429. There were no other programmatic or reimbursement methodology changes observed.
Summary: This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to cover the new optional group for COVID testing, allow for flexibility in hospital presumptive eligibility, suspend cost sharing and premiums for all services for all beneficiaries, add new services under 1915(i), and allow for other flexibilities in the 1915(i) program.
Summary: Phase III expansion of Iowa's serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) health home program for Medicaid eligible individuals as authorized under Section 2703 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
