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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP72 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages; Delay of Effective Date (CMS-2232-IFC) 
Abstract: This rule makes changes to the final rule published on December 3, 2008 that revised the coverage of medical assistance under approved State plans. It provided States 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: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 440   
Legal Authority: PL 109-171, sec 6044   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    03/31/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  12/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AO48 
Agency Contact:
Chris Gerhardt
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mailstop S2-01-16, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0693
Email: chris.gerhardt@cms.hhs.gov