Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health Official (SHO) letter that is intended to assist states in their planning efforts to resume routine Medicaid, CHIP, and BHP operations for the eventual end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The SHO letter being released today updates specific eligibility and enrollment guidance initially provided to states in the December 2020 SHO #20-004, “Planning for the Resumption of Normal State Medicaid, CHIP, and BHP Operations Upon Conclusion of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.”
Specifically, this SHO provides updated guidance that:
- Extends the timeframe for states to complete pending eligibility and enrollment work to up to 12 months after the PHE ends.
- Requires states to complete a redetermination of eligibility after the PHE for all beneficiaries prior to taking any adverse action.
Learn more about this guidance here: LINK
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