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Medicaid State Plan Amendments

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.

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Transmittal Number: SC-21-0001
State: South Carolina
Summary: This Plan amendment updates the name of the designee to Submit State Plans Amendments (SPAS} for the state of South Carolina


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Transmittal Number: MA-20-0027
State: Massachusetts
Summary: Effective October 1, 2020, this amendment authorizes updates to the reimbursement methodology for acute inpatient hospital services for fiscal year (FY) 2021.
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Transmittal Number: MD-20-0010
State: Maryland
Summary: Effective October 1, 2020, this amendment creates a public Emergency Service Transporter Supplemental Payment Program (ESPP) for public emergency service transportation providers. 
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Transmittal Number: Mo-20-0027
State: Missouri
Summary: Effective October 1, 2020, this amendment provides technical corrections to Page 12c of Attachment 3.1-A, which adds in necessary information that was previously omitted. 
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Transmittal Number: MN-20-0020
State: Minnesota
Summary: Authorizes the department to establish provider specific rates for services provided by Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs).  The amendment also removes outdated language
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Transmittal Number: NJ-20-0011
State: New Jersey
Summary: Proposes to add coverage allowing Doula Services to provide support for pregnant individuals throughout the perinatal period to the Title XIX and State Plan
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Transmittal Number: MN-20-0010
State: Minnesota
Summary: This SPA revises state plan language to modify the requirements for delivery of case management services
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Transmittal Number: ND-20-0028
State: North Dakota
Summary: Amends the ABP State Plan to add 1915(j) Behavioral Health services
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Transmittal Number: NM-20-0017
State: New Mexico
Summary: Updates DRG rates for inpatient hospital services for Intensive Care Unit inpatient hospital stays as well as all other inpatient hospital stays
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  • Inpatient Drug Prices for Public Hospitals
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Transmittal Number: LA-20-0013
State: Louisiana
Summary: This state plan amendment is to amend the provisions governing hospice services provided concurrently with life-prolonging treatments to individuals under age 21 in order to update existing terminology and reflect current practices, and to comply with federal requirements which allow for pediatric concurrent care
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