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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 plan amendment updates fee schedules language for service rehabilitation benefits section to comply with federal requirements and updates outdated language.
Summary: This amendment waives the requirement of issuing trauma code mailers for all ICD-9 and ICD-10 trauma codes to recipients when used on claims submitted with the agency that signify an accident may have occurred.
Summary: This amendment adds Orthodontic services to the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostics and Treatment (ESPDT) benefit for patients under age 21.
Summary: This amendment adds on and off-island outpatient dialysis services to within dialysis clinics and Free standing ESRD clinics. Additionally, this amendment makes technical edits to dental services in the state plan.
Summary: The Amendment adopts the changes to the eligibility rules for the Former Foster Care Children eligibility group, as enacted by the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act, Pub. L. No. 115-217, section 1002.
Summary: This amendment is to update State Plan assurances in accordance with federally mandated quality reporting requirements for the Child Core Set and the behavioral health quality measures on the Adult Core Set outlined in 42 CFR 431.16 and 437.10 through 437.15.
Summary: This plan amendment modifies the reimbursement for the Primary Care Case Management Program and aligns it with the Healthy Connections Value Care Program.