Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient Drug; Delay in Change in Definitions of States and United States

The Covered Outpatient Drug final rule with comment period was published in the February 1, 2016 Federal Register. As part of that final rule with comment, we amended the regulatory definitions of ``States'' and ``United States'' to include the U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) beginning April 1, 2017. This interim final rule with comment period delays the inclusion of the territories in the definition of ``States'' and ``United States'' until April 1, 2020.