CMS releases CMCS Informational B ulletin on new state submission p rocess for certain State Plan Ame ndment and 1915(c) waiver actions.

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Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a CMCS Informational Bulletin to provide guidance to stateMedicaidand Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies on a new process forcertain keystate submissions tothe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

These submissions include certain Medicaid state plan amendments (SPAs), CHIP SPAs, 1915(b) waiver actions, and Appendix K 1915(c) waiver amendments that are not already submitted through an electronic platform.Effective February 1, 2022,state officialsare asked toadjust their processes for submittingtheseactionsin accordance with this Bulletinto ensure that theyare received and processedtimelybyCMS.