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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 certain COVID-19 disaster relief policies originally approved in Disaster Relief SPAs IL-20-0004, IL-20-0013, IL-21-0004, IL-21-0005, and IL-23-0016. This amendment also proposes to add a new Section 7.4.C to temporarily increase the asset test to $17,500 for Medicaid beneficiaries determined eligible through the Aged, Blind, and Disabled category.
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 1) waive signature requirements for the dispensing of drugs during the COVID-19 public health emergency; and 2) authorize reimbursement rates for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment and administration that are set equal to 100% of the Medicare national payment allowance reimbursement rate or comparable code.
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 set reimbursement for COVID-19 testing & vaccine administration to FQHCs/RHCs/ERCs.
Summary: CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment (SPA) to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to cover COVID-19 vaccine administration using the Medicare Suburban Chicago FFS rate statewide and to recognize pharmacies and pharmacy professionals as qualified providers of COVID-19 vaccines per the HHS PREP Act.
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 diagnosis and antibody testing in non-office settings (e.g., parking lots); to allow laboratory processing of self-collected diagnostic and antibody systems that the FDA has authorized for home use, and to provide enhanced rates to COVID-19 designated facilities for isolation and quarantine services and ventilator services.
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 rescind the 20% IDF/ID increase authorized in superseded DR SPA.
