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State Medicaid Director Letters
May 2008
SHO Letter Clarifying the August 17, 2007 SHO letter (05/07/2008)
April 2008
SMD Letter on Medicaid Integrity Program Requirements | Additional (4/28/2008)
October 2007
Comment Letter on CMS's Rehabilitative Services to NPRM (10/11/2007)
August 2007
CMS Releases SMD on Peer Support Services (8/15/2007)
CMS Releases SMD on ER Copays for Non-ER Use - SMD | Preprint (8/15/2007)
CMS releases new SMD/SHO Letters and NPRMs - SMD/SHO | Preprint
Crowd Out SMD Letter (8-17-07)
SMD Letter on Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads
Background Info on Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads
SHO Letter on SCHIP
SMD Letter on NPI
NPI Guidance
SMD Letter on ER Copays for NonER
SMD Letter on Copays for NonER Preprint
SMD NonER Provider Grant Announcement
SMD Letter on Peer Support Services
SMD Letter on change in MSIS System
MSIS Claims Records Summary
July 2007 SMD Letter regarding AMP Regulation (7/6/2007)
April 2007
SMD Letter on Value-Driven Health Care | Enclosure A: State List | Enclosure B | Enclosure C
March 2007
SMD Letter on Employee Education About False Claims Recovery
False Claims Frequently Asked Questions
Department of Justice Description of False Claims Act
February 2007
NGA Letter Asks Congress to halt Proposed Regulations on Cost Limits
SMD Letter on Citizenship Requirements (2/22/2007) (.pdf)
January 2007
SMD Letter on Health Opportunity Accounts January 10 2007 (.pdf)
SMD Letter Regarding Model State Profile for Assessing a State Long-Term Care System, January 9, 2007 (.pdf)
HCBS as a State Plan Option Preprint January 2007
Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services State Plan Amendment Pre-Print January 2007
December 2006
SMD letter on Part D low income subsidy (.pdf)
SMD Letter on Third Party Liability 12-15-2006 (.pdf)
Third Party Liability Enclosure (.pdf)
SMD Letter on Employee Education about False Claims Recoveries (.pdf)
SMD Preprint on Employee Education about False Claims Recoveries (.pdf)
October 2006
SMD Letter on Medicare Part D Re-assignment for LIS Eligible Individuals 10/17/2006 (.doc)
September 2006
SMD Letter on Privacy of Medicaid Data Records – 9/20/06 (.pdf)
SMD Guidance on State False Claims Act (9/19/2006) (.pdf)
SMD letter on the use of National Provider Identifiers 9-19-06 (.pdf)
SMD Letter Regarding Medicaid Transformation Grants application deadline 9/6/2006 (.pdf)
Section 402 State-to-Plan Reconciliation Demonstration Updated Deadlines 9/1/2006 (.pdf)
August 2006
SMD Letter on New Policy for Special Needs Plans 8/11/2006 (.pdf)
SMD Letter on Money Follows the Person - 8/17/2006 (.pdf)
July 2006
SMD letters on Long Term Care Partnership
SMD Letter on Drug Rebates – DRA Section 6002 – 7/11/06 (.pdf)
SMD Letter on Physician Administered Drugs (.pdf)
June 2006
CMS-IHS Medicaid Letter issuing guidance for Tribal organizations (.pdf)
SMD Letter on Documentation of Citizenship (.pdf)
Medicaid Fact Sheet on Citizenship Documentation Requirements (.pdf)
March 2006
Section 6102 - Prohibition of SCHIP Fund use for Childless Adults (.pdf)
Section 6044 - Benefit Package Flexibility (.pdf)
Section 6044 – Preprint (.pdf)
Section 6085 - Non-Contracting Providers (.pdf)
Section 6083 - Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (.pdf)
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Preprint (.pdf)
March 31, 2006 SMD letter regarding Part D (.pdf)
SMD Letter regarding Medicare Advantage Plans - 3/20/2006 (.pdf)
February 2006
State Medicaid Director Letter Regarding Part D State Reimbursements - 2/6/2006 (.pdf)
January 2006
December 22, 2005 State Medicaid Director Letter regarding the OIG final report entitled “Multistate Review of Medicaid Drug Rebate Programs.”. 1/4/2006 (.pdf)
September 2005
CMS Letter Issued on Inmate Eligibility.. 9/20/2005. (.pdf)
May 2005
CMS Dear State Medicaid Director Letter: Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Drugs in the Case of Sex Offenders (Viagra) May 23, 2005 (.pdf)
CMS Dear State Medicaid Director Letter: Clarify issues related to multi-state pooling arrangements in the event that other states decide to implement similar "purchasing pools." September 9, 2004 (.pdf)