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Approval Period: April 1, 2019 through December 31, 2028 Page 4 of 28
planning and family planning related services to women aged 19 through 44, with income up to 211 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid, who are losing Medicaid pregnancy coverage at the conclusion of 60 days postpartum period or losing Medicaid or CHIP coverage, or who have private health insurance coverage but meet all other demonstration eligibility criteria. Enrollment in this demonstration is capped at 4,000 individuals.
III. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
1. Compliance with Federal Non-Discrimination Statutes. The state must comply with applicable federal statutes relating to non-discrimination. These include, but are not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). Such compliance includes providing reasonable modifications to individuals with disabilities under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 with eligibility and documentation requirements, understanding program rules and notices, in establishing eligibility for an exemption from the community engagement requirement on the basis of disability, meeting and documenting the community engagement requirement, and meeting other program requirements necessary to obtain and maintain benefits.
2. Compliance with Medicaid Law, Regulation, and Policy. All requirements of the Medicaid programs expressed in law, regulation, and policy statement not expressly waived or identified as not applicable in the waiver and expenditure authority documents (of which these terms and conditions are part), must apply to the demonstration.
3. Changes in Medicaid Law, Regulation, and Policy. The state must, within the timeframes specified in law, regulation, or policy statement, come into compliance with any changes in federal law, regulation, or policy affecting the Medicaid programs that occur during this demonstration approval period, unless the provision being changed is expressly waived. In addition, CMS reserves the right to amend the STCs to reflect such changes and/or changes of an operational nature without requiring the state to submit an amendment to the demonstration under STC 7. CMS will notify the state 30 days in advance of the expected approval date of the amended STCs to allow the state to provide comment. Changes will be considered in force upon issuance of the approval letter by CMS. The state must accept the changes in writing.
4. Impact on Demonstration of Changes in Federal Law, Regulation, and Policy Statements.
a) To the extent that a change in federal law, regulation, or policy requires either a reduction or an increase in federal financial participation (FFP) for expenditures made under this demonstration, the state must adopt, subject to CMS approval, a modified budget neutrality agreement for the demonstration as necessary to comply with such change. The trend rates for the budget neutrality agreement are not subject to change under this