Medicaid Match: Building Memorandum of Understanding

This building block supports development of the Memorandum of Understanding - the critical mechanism by which state Medicaid agencies agree to transfer drawn-down funds to state tobacco program as a cost-sharing agreement.

CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors, June 24, 2011

Purpose: Letter announcing CMS approval of tobacco cessation quitlines as an allowable Medicaid administrative cost expenditure.

CMS Information Bulletin to State Medicaid Directors, November 18, 2011

Purpose: Letter offering further detail on the quitline guideline.

ADVICE TO GUIDE YOU: Building a Strong Memorandum of Understanding to Secure Medicaid Administrative Match for Quitline Services

Purpose: User-friendly guide facilitates development of an effective agreement between partners and provides specific language/assurances that tobacco programs have found critical to include.

A Case Study to Support Gaining Federal Medicaid Match for State Tobacco Cessation Quitlines: Maryland
Purpose: With the goal to inspire, support, encourage and direct states in their cost-sharing efforts, offers guidance from one successful state with broader lessons learned through NAQC’s Medicaid Learning Community woven throughout.

STATE EXAMPLES OF MOUs

Arkansas MOA

Oklahoma Inter-Agency Agreement

Oregon Inter-Governmental Agreement

Louisiana MOU

Iowa MOU

Arizona Letter Requesting Support

Arizona Interagency Services Agreement

Colorado HIPPA Business Agreement
Colorado Interagency Agreement
Missouri’s Memorandum of Understanding for Medicaid Match/FFP

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