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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: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to extend, without, without modifications, the 5% rate increase to rates for nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities for a temporary period of 5/12/23 through 6/30/23.
Summary: This SPA makes changes to the definition of home with settings in which normal life activities take place to better align the language with CMS regulations from 2017, and was originally approved on December 1, 2021.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to extend, without modifications, the 5% increase in payment rates for ODDS services and settings approved under DR SPA OR-22-0028 for a temporary period of 5/12/23 through 6/30/23.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to extend, without modifications, the wage add-on for Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS) providers approved under DR OR-23-0005 for a temporary period of 5/12/23 through 6/30/23.
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 waive signature requirements for the dispensing of drugs during the PHE.
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 add a provider type to the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) provider Wage Add-on Incentive Program.
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 allow Tribal 638 Health Programs enrolled with the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) as an FQHC to use the Indian Health Service Memorandum of Understanding All-inclusive Rate (IHS MOU AIR Rate) for Medicaid reimbursement, rather than a clinic-specific Prospective Payment System (PPS) Rate as an Alternative Payment Methodology (APM).
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 extend the 5% increase in payment rates for ODDS services and settings for the period 1/1/23 through 6/30/23 or until the end of the PHE which ever is first.
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 provide incentive payments to residential facilities to encourage discharges from hospitals.
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 new rate models for most Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS) providers.
