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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AO48 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages (CMS-2232-F) 
Abstract: This rule implements provisions of section 6044 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which amends the Social Security Act by adding a new section related to the coverage of medical assistance under approved State plans. Under this new section, States have increased flexibility under an approved State plan to define the scope of covered medical assistance by offering coverage of benchmark or benchmark-equivalent benefit packages to certain Medicaid recipients. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 440.300    440.385     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005    sec 6044    sec 1102 of the Social Security Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    03/31/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/22/2008  73 FR 9714   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/24/2008    
Final Action  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dianne Heffron
Director, Family and Children's Health Programs Group
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicaid State Operation, Mailstop, S3-13-15, 7500 Security Boulvard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-3247
Fax:410 786-1008
Email: dianne.heffron@cms.hhs.gov