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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 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 SPA updates the payment methodology for prescribed drugs and allows for coverage of drugs authorized for import by the Food and Drug Administration to mitigate the effects of a drug shortage.
Summary: This SPA establishes guidelines for the medical allocation for unallocated settlements, judgments, and/or awards to avoid unnecessary costs associated with litigation over the medical allocation of an unallocated settlement, judgment, and/or award.
Summary: This amendment will align the Medicaid State Plan with federal law for prior authorizations and prompt payment and will bring California into compliance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-103).
Summary: This SPA allows coverage of medically necessary prescribed drugs that are not covered outpatient drugs, including drugs authorized for import by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during drug shortages. Additionally, this SPA authorizes reimbursement of prescribed drugs that are not considered covered outpatient drugs, with the same reimbursement methodologies as covered outpatient drugs.
Summary: This SPA allows coverage of medically necessary prescribed drugs that are not covered outpatient drugs, including drugs authorized for import by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during drug shortages.
Summary: This SPA allows for coverage of medically necessary prescribed drugs that are not covered outpatient drugs, including drugs authorized for import by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Administration (FDA), during drug shortages.
Summary: This amendment complies with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 and makes changes to the state plan so that health insurance companies cannot deny reclamation claims for the Agency not obtaining prior authorization for the item or service through the health insurance company and requiring health insurance companies to process reclamation claims within 60 days of receipt of such claims.
Summary: This SPA authorizes coverage of select prescribed drugs as well as coverage of drugs authorized for importation by the Food and Drug Administration to mitigate the effects of a drug shortage.
Summary: This SPA amends the State Plan for coverage of drugs authorized for import by the Food and Drug Administration when medically necessary during drug shortages.
