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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AP72 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages (CMS-2232-F4) 
Abstract: This final rule amends the final rule published on April 30, 2010, entitled “State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages,” which implemented the provisions of section 1937 of the Social Security Act (the Act) related to the coverage of medical assistance under approved State plans. It also incorporates provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which further amended section 1937(b) of the Act and explicitly requires States that choose to provide medical assistance through benchmark or benchmark-equivalent coverage to provide certain specified services. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 440   
Legal Authority: PL 109-171, sec 6044   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    04/30/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/30/2009  74 FR 56151   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/19/2009    
Final Rule  11/30/2009  74 FR 62501   
Second Final Rule  04/30/2010  75 FR 23068   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
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