South Dakota Medicaid Seeks Five-Year Extension Of 1115 Waiver For Former Foster Care Youth

The South Dakota Medicaid program plans to extend its demonstration waiver to provide Medicaid benefits to youth under age 26 who were formerly in foster care. The state submitted a waiver extension on October 20, 2022, asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for approval to run the program through April 30, 2028.

The Former Foster Care Youth Section 1115 waiver first went into effect on May 1, 2018 and runs through April 30, 2023. The state seeks to extend the program with no change to the current Special Terms and Conditions, waivers, and signature authorities. CMS will . . .