TAF Technical Documentation: Annual Managed Care Plan (APL) File

This document describes the development and content of the TAF Annual Managed Care Plan (APL) file. The APL provides TAF users with detailed information about each managed care entity authorized to enroll Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries, including the plan’s business characteristics (such as profit status), its contract with the state (such as type of reimbursement arrangement and operating authority), and the location and type of beneficiaries the plan is allowed to enroll.