Arizona Medicaid State Plan Amendments

This page lists State Plan Amendments (SPAs) to the Medicaid State Plan that have been submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). If the the SPA was approved by CMS, the approval letter is provided.

Note: Information provided in PDF files.

SPA 09-003 Inpatient Rate Freeze
An update of the inpatient hospital reimbursement rates for rate year beginning October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010, to reflect a rate freeze such that inflation factors would not be applied.

• Effective Date 10/01/09
• Approved 10/6/09 [340KB]
• Submitted 09/15/09

SPA 09-002 Graduate Medical Education (GME)
Updates the amount in which monies related to Graduate Medical Education and Indirect Medical Education are distributed.

• Effective Date 07/01/09
• Approved 10/14/09 [894KB]
• Submitted 09/03/09

SPA 09-001 - GME/IME Update
Updates the amount in which monies related to Graduate Medical Education are distributed through intergovernmental transfers.

• Effective 5/18/09
• Approved 6/19/09 [392KB]
• Submitted 3/31/09

SPA 08-005B - Outpatient Hospital Rate Freeze
Updates the outpatient hospital reimbursement rates for rate year beginning October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009 to reflect legislative changes implementing a rate freeze such that inflation factors would not be applied.

• Effective 10/1/08
• Approved 6/30/09 [702KB]
• Submitted 10/15/08

SPA 08-005A - Inpatient Hospital Rate Freeze
Updates the inpatient hospital reimbursement rates for rate year beginning October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009, to reflect legislative changes implementing a rate freeze such that inflation factors would not be applied.

• Effective 10/1/08
• Approved 6/4/09 [281KB]
• Submitted 10/15/08

SPA 08-004 - Graduate Medical Education (GME)
Updates the manner in which monies related to Graduate Medical Education are distributed.

• Effective 7/1/08
• Approved 12/12/08 [407KB]
• Submitted 9/29/08

SPA 08-003 - Long Term Care Partnership Program
Updates the State Plan to allow Arizona to participate in the Long Term Care Partnership Program.

• Effective 7/1/08
• Approved 11/14/08 [193KB]
• Submitted 9/15/08

SPA 08-002 - Medicaid Integrity Program
Updates the State Plan to assure it complies with such requirements determined by the Secretary to be necessary for carrying out the Medicaid Integrity Program established under section 1936 of the Act.

• Effective 4/28/08
• Approved 8/26/08 [154KB]
• Submitted 7/21/08

SPA 08-001 - Census Bureau
Updates the State Plan to permit Arizona to disregard earnings from temporary employment by the Census Bureau to assist in Census 2010 and thereafter when making eligibility determinations.

• Effective 1/1/08
• Approved 5/29/08 [175KB]
• Submitted 3/7/08

SPA 07-010 - Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) Increase
Updates the State Plan to use the Social Security Administration’s cost of living adjustment as the basis for calculating the Federal Benefit Rate.

• Effective 1/1/08
• Approved 1/24/08 [223KB]
• Submitted 11/14/07

SPA 07-009 - GME/IME Update
Updates the manner in which monies related to Graduate Medical Education are distributed.

• Effective 7/1/07
• Approved 5/29/08 [337KB]
• Submitted 9/28/07

Contact

For questions about the State Plan, call or write the Office of Intergovernmental Relations:

• Call: 602-417-4534
• Write:
  
  Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
  ATTN: Office of Intergovernmental Relations
  801 E. Jefferson St, MD 4200
  Phoenix, AZ 85034