Topics Related to Bulletins
Recommended updates to the NC Medicaid and Health Choice Preferred Drug List (PDL) as approved by the NC Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and the NC Physician Advisory Group (PAG) were posted for the required 45-day public comment period on Apr. 2, 2019.
NC Medicaid has developed a general overview and topic-based webinar series that will educate providers to effectively support their transition to Medicaid Managed Care. General webinars are designed to give providers an overview of major changes and important things to know while the focused, topical webinar series will offer a deeper dive on specific topics.
Session Law 2017-57, Section 11H.13/(a) was amended to appropriate funding to be used to increase the rate for in-home aide services to no more than three dollars and ninety cents ($3.90) paid per 15-minute billing unit provided under the Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA) waiver pursuant to Clinical Coverage Policy 3K-2, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
A renewal application for § 1915 (c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver for the Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA) was submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Mar. 1, 2019 for review and approval.
This email is an update to yesterday’s email and previous North Carolina Medicaid Bulletins. In response to provider feedback, the use of the NPI Exemption List for residents and interns enrolled in graduate dental and medical programs, and area health education centers will be extended from January 31, 2018 to April 30, 2018.
In response to the higher than normal number of influenza cases and influenza-related complications and deaths, North Carolina Medicaid is offering telephonic evaluation and management services to beneficiaries who are actively experiencing flu-like symptoms. The purpose of this service is to assist primary care providers assessing established patients over the telephone to gather additional information.
The Special Medicaid Bulletin, Generic Dispensing Rate Adjustments and Flovent HFA Inhaler Moved to Preferred Status on the Preferred Drug List, had an incorrect date in the first sentence. Here is the article with the correct information.
NC Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) implemented a prior approval (PA) process for the Community Alternatives Program for Children and Disabled Adults (CAP/C and CAP/DA) home- and community-based services waivers for Level of Care (LOC) and CAP waiver services.
Providers are reminded that NC Medicaid flexibilities due to Hurricane Florence end on Oct. 5, 2018. For additional information, please refer to the Sept. 27, 2018 Special Medicaid Bulletin.
NCTracks Call Center, 1-800-688-6696
Pharmacy providers: NCTracks Pharmacy Call Center, 1-866-246-8505
NC Medicaid Hurricane Florence Response & Recovery website
You are receiving this notice in regard to Hospice claims that were adjudicated in NCTracks beginning Jan. 1, 2016.