Child Health Plus State Plan Amendments

SPA Number Description Submission Date
SPA 20-26 Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) March 2, 2020
SPA 20-27 Compliance with the Children´s Health Insurance Program and Managed Care Regulations March 13, 2020
SPA 21-30 Compliance with section 5022 of the SUPPORT Act March 17, 2021
SPA 23-35 Expansion of Child Health Plus (CHPlus) Covered Health Services in Accordance with Public Health Law §2510(7) March 6, 2023
SPA 24-37 Addition of Residential Rehabilitation Services for Youth (RRSY) in accordance with Public Health Law §2510(7) March 5, 2024
SPA 24-38 End of Year Compliance State Plan Amendment March 14, 2024
SPA 24-40 Compliance with Statutory Amendments made by Section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023; 12 Months of Continuous Coverage Under Age 19 March 14, 2024
SPA Number Description Submission
Date		 Approval
Letters
SPA 16 Citizenship and Identity Proofing March 21, 2011  
SPA 16-22 CA HSI for Poison Control Centers and Sickle Cell Screening; Addition of Ostomy Supplies to the CHPlus Benefits Package March 28, 2016  
SPA 17-23 Health Services Initiatives (HSI) for the Opioid Drug Addiction and Opioid Overdose Prevention Program for Schools, Hunger Prevention Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) and Retroactive Coverage for Newborns March 31, 2017  
SPA 17-23 CA Retroactive coverage for newborn applications received within 60 days after birth March 31, 2017 November 11, 2017
SPA 17 Enrollment Center Functions May 20, 2011  
SPA 18 Hurricane Irene September 20, 2011  
SPA 19 Medicaid Expansion for children ages 6-18 between 100 and 133% of the Federal Poverty Level March 22, 2012 April 30, 2012
SPA 19-24 Transition of Children to NY State of Health and Allowing Children to Recertify on the Last Day of the Month of their Enrollment Period March 13, 2019  
SPA 19-25 Removes the Waiting Period from the Child Health Plus Program March 14, 2019  
SPA 20 Addition of Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders to the CHPlus Benefits Package and other changes related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). December 14, 2015 December 17, 2015
SPA 20-28 Child Health Plus Disaster Relief Provisions March 13, 2020  
SPA 20-29 Health Services Initiatives (HSI) for the New York State Newborn Screening and Early Intervention Programs June 9, 2020  
SPA 21 Addition of Blood Clotting Factor to the CHPlus Benefits Package March 31, 2015 June 10, 2015
SPA 22-31 Ends the Manual Process to Remove Children from the Child Health Plus Waiting Period March 16, 2022 CS 20
March 16, 2022 CS 20 Attachment		 April 22, 2022
SPA 22-32 Compliance with the American Rescue Plan Act March 16, 2022 April 15, 2022
SPA 22-33 Elimination of the Nine Dollar Family Premium Contribution August 31, 2022 October 3, 2022
SPA 23-34 Prenatal Coverage from Conception to the End of Pregnancy (FCEP) February 17, 2023
• CS9 Attachment		 January 11, 2024
SPA 23-36 12-Month Postpartum Continuous Eligibility in CHIP February 22, 2023 June 13, 2023
SPA 24-39 Coverage and Payment for Approved Vaccines Recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) March 14, 2024 April 11, 2024