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Wyoming Pregnant by Choice CMS Extension Approved: April 7, 2020; Effective through December 31, 2027 Amendment Approved: April 30, 2025 Page 4 of 38
III. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 1. Compliance with Federal Non-Discrimination Statutes. The state must comply with all applicable federal statutes relating to non-discrimination. These include, but are not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 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).
2. Compliance with Medicaid Law, Regulation, and Policy. All requirements of the Medicaid program expressed in law, regulation, and policy statement, not expressly waived or identified as not applicable in the expenditure authority document (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, court order, or policy statement, come into compliance with any changes in federal law, regulation, or policy affecting the Medicaid program that occur during this demonstration approval period, unless the provision being changed is explicitly waived or identified as not applicable. In addition, CMS reserves the right to amend the STCs to reflect such changes and/or changes as needed without requiring the state to submit an amendment to the demonstration pursuant to STC 6. 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 of Changes in Federal Law, Regulation, and Policy on the Demonstration. 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 modified budget neutrality agreement will be effective upon the implementation of the change. Further, the state reserves the right to seek an amendment to the demonstration (as per STC 6) as a result of the change in FFP.
b) If mandated changes in the federal law require state legislation, unless otherwise prescribed by the terms of the federal law, the changes must take effect on the day such state legislation becomes effective, or on the last day such legislation was required to be in effect under federal law, whichever is sooner.
5. Changes Subject to the Amendment Process. Changes related to demonstration features such as eligibility, enrollment, benefits, delivery systems, cost sharing, sources of non-federal share of funding, budget neutrality, and other comparable program elements in these STCs must be submitted to CMS as amendments to the demonstration. All amendment requests are subject to approval at the discretion of the Secretary in accordance with section 1115 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The state must not implement changes to these demonstration elements without prior approval by CMS. Amendments to the demonstration