SMD: Clarifying “Free Choice of Provider” Requirement in Conjunction with State Authority to Take Action against Medicaid Providers

The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) and Center for Program Integrity (CPI) issued guidance to states on protecting the right of Medicaid beneficiaries to receive covered services from a from any qualified provider willing to furnish such services when the state exercises its authority to take action against providers that affects beneficiary access to those providers, including but not limited to the denial or termination of provider enrollment, or the exclusion of providers from program participation.  

The letter is available online on Medicaid.gov at http://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/federal-policy-guidance.html.