Topics Related to Bulletins
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.
Supporting beneficiaries in their transition between the current fee-for-service delivery system and NC Medicaid Managed Care is called transition of care. The transitional period surrounding the launch of Medicaid Managed Care is referenced as crossover.
DHHS will initiate crossover-specific activities in August 2019 and will continue these activities through April 2020.
DHHS will initiate crossover-specific activities in August 2019 and will continue these activities through April 2020.
The NC Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment System (NC-MIPS) is only accepting Program Year 2019 Stage 3 Meaningful Use (MU) attestations.
Effective July 28, 2019, an expedited disaster relief provider enrollment application process will be available during times of disaster such as a State of Emergency. This abbreviated enrollment application will collect limited information to enroll a provider for a limited time (120 days) and will be available to in-state, out-of-state (OOS) and border providers that are not yet enrolled in NC Medicaid, including individual providers and organizations.
Effective July 28, 2019, the presumptive eligibility provider enrollment process will be transitioned from NC Medicaid to NCTracks. NCTracks will assume the enrollment process for providers of presumptive eligibility for pregnant women and hospital providers of presumptive eligibility for Medicaid programs.