CMS Enforcement Discretion – Medicaid Access Monitoring Review Plans
The purpose of this informational bulletin is to inform states that the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is exercising enforcement discretion during the COVID-19 public
health emergency (PHE) with regard to state submissions of updated Medicaid access monitoring
review plans (AMRPs) described in 42 CFR 447.203, and will delay enforcement of the
requirement under 42 CFR 447.203(b)(5)(i) that states submit updated AMRPs by October 1,
2022.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 31, 2022
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