The South Dakota Medicaid State Plan is a contract between the state of South Dakota and the Federal government describing how South Dakota administers its Medicaid Program. The plan information listed here is for informational purposes only. The official plan is maintained by the South Dakota Department of Social Services.
State Plan Amendments (SPA) in Public Comment Period |
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| SPA# | Description | Effective | Public Comment Start Date | Public Comment Period Ends |
| None at this time. | ||||
State Plan Amendments in CMS Review |
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| SPA# | Description | Effective | Public Comment Start Date | Public Comment Period Ends | Submitted to CMS |
| 26-0004 | SFY27 Care Connect Inflationary Increase |
07/01/26 | 06/29/26 | 07/29/26 | 08/06/26 |
| 26-0008 | SFY27 Provider Inflationary Increase |
07/01/26 | 06/29/26 | 07/29/26 | 08/14/26 |
| 26-0005 | CY25 Care Coordination Supplemental Payments |
06/01/26 | 05/04/26 | 06/03/26 | 06/23/26 |
| 26-0002 | SFY27 Behavioral Health Inflationary Increase Implements community mental health center (CMHC) and substance use disorder (SUD) agency rate increases appropriated by the state legislature during the 2026 legislative session effective June 1, 2026. |
06/01/26 | 04/20/26 | 05/20/26 | 05/21/26 |
| 26-0003 | Hospital Reimbursement SPA |
07/01/26 | 04/13/26 | 05/13/26 | 05/21/26 |
| 25-0012 | SFY26 Provider Inflationary Increase and Rural Emergency Hospitals Implements inflationary rate increases appropriated by the state legislature during the 2025 legislative session effective July 1, 2025, and coverage and reimbursement for Rural Emergency Hospitals under the Clinic Services benefit. |
07/01/25 | 06/23/25 | 07/23/25 | 07/31/25 |
Approved State Plan Amendments |
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| SPA# | Description | Effective | Public Comment Start Date | Public Comment Period Ends | Submitted to CMS | Approved |
| 26-0001 | Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Scope of Service and FQHC Alternative Payment Methodology |
07/01/26 | 04/20/26 | 05/20/26 | 05/21/26 | 08/13/26 |
| 25-0015 | SUD/IMD Template and School-Based Administrative Claiming |
10/01/25 | 09/29/25 | 10/29/25 | 11/07/25 | 03/10/26 |
| 25-0016 | CHIP Eligibility - Incarcerated Beneficiaries Provides assurance that the State is in compliance with requirements in Section 5121 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 regarding eligibility of Targeted Low-Income Children (TLIC) who are or become incarcerated. |
07/01/25 | 12/15/25 | 01/14/26 | 01/23/26 | 03/30/26 |
| 25-0010 | SFY26 Health Home Inflationary Increase Implements the inflationary rate increases appropriated by the state legislature during the 2025 legislative. |
06/01/25 | 05/12/25 | 06/11/25 | 09/09/25 | 12/01/25 |
| 25-0014 | CHIP Benefits Clarifies that pregnancy-related doula services, community health worker (CHW) services, and peer support services are covered under the CHIP State Plan to align with benefits under the Medicaid State Plan. |
01/01/25 | 06/23/25 | 07/23/25 | 06/27/25 | 09/04/25 |
| 25-0007 | Behavioral Health Peer Support Services and Inflationary Increase Implements community mental health center (CMHC) and substance use disorder (SUD) agency rate increases appropriated by the state legislature during the 2025 legislative session and adds coverage and provider qualifications for non-clinical individual and group peer support services. |
06/01/25 | 04/28/25 | 05/28/25 | 06/13/25 | 09/03/25 |
| 25-0011 | CY24 Care Coordination Supplemental Payments Updates the care coordination provider list and supplemental payment amounts. |
06/01/25 | 05/12/25 | 06/11/25 | 06/13/25 | 09/02/25 |
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South Dakota Medicaid State Plan
Table of Contents
2.1 Application, Determination of Eligibility and Furnishing Medicaid
2.2 Coverage and Conditions of Eligibility
2.3 Residence
2.4 Blindness
2.5 Disability
3.1 Amount, Duration, and Scope of Services
3.2 Medicaid, Medicare and Other Insurance
3.3 Medicaid for Individuals Age 65 or Over in Institutions for Mental Diseases
3.4 Special Requirements Applicable to Sterilization Procedures
A1 - A3 Medicaid Administration