CMS approved State Plan Amendment (SPA) 21-0052 Clinical Trial Coverage on May 4, 2022. State Plan Amendment (SPA) 21-0052 was submitted to comply with Section 210 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which added a mandatory benefit for routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation by Medicaid beneficiaries in qualifying clinical trials, effective January 1, 2022.
For more information read the approved SPA pages.