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On April 2, 2018, General Dynamics Information Technology acquired CSRA Inc. CSRA is now "CSRA State and Local Solutions LLC, A General Dynamics Information Technology Company," or simply "GDIT."
Effective Aug. 1, 2018, the Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) and Division of Health Benefits (DHB) combined into one division called the NCDHHS Division of Health Benefits.
NC Medicaid and Health Choice will reimburse providers for medically necessary drugs and services and equipment and supplies provided during the Hurricane Florence emergency without prior approval from Sept. 14 through Oct. 5, 2018.
Residents in 27 counties impacted by Hurricane Florence can apply for help buying food through the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or "D-SNAP."
NC Medicaid Flexibilities due to Hurricane Florence Extended through Sept. 28, 2018
Per the Sept. 12, 2018, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) Medicaid Bulletin, SCDHHS will, in good faith, reimburse North Carolina qualified providers not currently enrolled with or otherwise pre-approved by the South Carolina Medicaid program for medically necessary and time-sensitive services rendered to South Carolina Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries.
Beginning Sept.1, 2018, adult care home and nursing home Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) submissions through Provider Link will no longer be accepted.
A list of providers scheduled for re-credentialing in 2018 is available on the Provider Enrollment Page of the North Carolina Medicaid website under the "Re-credentialing" header.
Fingerprinting is only required for high-risk providers as identified by 42 CFR 424.518(c), NC General Statute 108C-3g and Session Law 2018-5 SB99.
Federal regulation 42 CFR 455.450 requires a state Medicaid agency to screen all initial provider applications based on a categorical risk level.