SMA-Endpoint-Directory

State Medicaid Agency (SMA) Provider Directory and Interoperability Trackers

Welcome to the CMS State Medicaid Agency (SMA) Directories page. This resource provides access to critical directories for Medicaid Providers, interoperability and information exchange.

Table of Contents

• Directory of SMA Provider Directories
• Directory of SMA Interoperability Endpoints

Additional Details

SMA Provider Directory

The SMA Provider Directory serves as a centralized resource that aggregates and indexes multiple provider directories across Medicaid Agencies.

Key features:

• Consolidated State Medicaid provider directory
• Up-to-date provider information
• Section 5006 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) required each state that provides medical assistance on a FFS basis to publish a Provider Directory on the public website of the state agency
• Section 5123 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 added additional requirements for the Provider Directory

Audience:

• General Public
• Medicaid Beneficiaries

SMA Endpoint Directory

The Endpoint Directory provides a comprehensive listing of electronic service endpoints for health information exchange within the Medicaid environment. This resource enables systems to discover where and how to send information electronically. This was developed in response to the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule (CMS-9115-F). It is structured after the CARIN Alliance FHIR API endpoint directory framework. For a more comprehensive listing of FHIR Endpoints, including FHIR Endpoints beyond Medicaid Fee-For-Service, please visit ASTP Lantern

Key features:

• Complete listing of available electronic endpoints for Medicaid Fee-For-Service Provider Directory APIs
• Complete listing of available electronic endpoints for Medicaid Fee-For-Service Patient Data APIs
• Technical details for connecting to each endpoint
• Authentication and security requirements
• Supported transaction types and formats

Audience:

• Third-party application developers

Additional Resources

For more information about Medicaid interoperability initiatives, please email us at SMAEndpointDirectory@cms.hhs.gov.

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This directory is maintained as part of the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) initiative.