CMS information collection adds Medicaid and CHIP state plan templates assuring no payment for "sex-rejecting procedures" for minors
- Date
- Actor
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS)
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Type
- Guidance/memo
Summary
A generic information-collection notice published Sept. 25 describes new and revised state plan amendment templates implementing CMS's Aug. 13, 2026 final rule (CMS-2451-F). The CHIP template (CMS-10398 #34) adds an assurance that the state does not make payment for "sex-rejecting procedures" for children under 19, and the new Medicaid template (CMS-10398 #97) adds an assurance that the state does not claim federal financial participation for such procedures for children under 18. The notice estimates 56 Medicaid responses.
Status
Comment period closed Oct. 9, 2026; templates are the paperwork vehicle for the final rule
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