CMS Releases Policy and Operational Guidance to Help States Implement SUPPORT Act Changes Regarding Medicaid Eligibility of Former Foster Care Youth

View in browser | Distributed by Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health Official (SHO) letter, slide deck, and posted an updated Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) template in the MACPro system to provide states policy and operational guidance to implement changes enacted in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act for Medicaid eligibility of former foster care youth. The SHO and slide deck also include considerations for implementation and workaround strategies to support state compliance efforts. These requirements take effect on January 1, 2023. CMS has also released a revised Medicaid State Plan Amendment template for the former foster care children eligibility group in the MACPro System. More information can be found here: https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/sho22003.pdf Stay connected with Medicaid.gov and CMS: Modify/Update Subscriber Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Contact Us   Questions or problems? Please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This e-mail was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (410-786-5473) · 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244