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Page 4 – Deputy Secretary Sally Kozak Medicaid children through age six and the proposal to provide 12 months of continuous eligibility to individuals following incarceration. Three commenters encouraged the state to extend the continuous eligibility for Medicaid children to CHIP children as well. Two commenters indicated concern with the overall cost and necessary resources to implement the demonstration. After carefully reviewing the proposal and the public comments received during the federal comment period, and all other relevant materials provided by the state, CMS has concluded that the approval of this amendment is likely to assist in promoting the objectives of Medicaid. Other Information CMS’s approval of this demonstration project is conditioned upon compliance with the previously approved expenditure authorities and special terms and conditions, which set forth in detail the nature, character and extent of anticipated federal involvement in the project. In addition, the approval is subject to CMS receiving written acceptance of this award within 30 days of the date of this approval letter. Your project officer is Mr. Felix Milburn. He is available to answer any questions concerning this amendment. Felix’s contact information is as follows: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Mail Stop S2-25-26 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Email: Felix.Milburn@cms.hhs.gov We appreciate your state’s commitment to addressing continuous eligibility, and we look forward to our continued partnership on the “Medicaid Coverage Former Foster Care Youth from a Different State & SUD” demonstration. If you have any questions regarding this approval, please contact Ms. Jacey Cooper, Director, State Demonstrations Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, at (410) 786 – 9686. Sincerely, Daniel Tsai Deputy Administrator and Director Enclosure cc: Dan Belnap, Monitoring Lead, Medicaid and CHIP Operations Group