Effective April 1, 2021, as part of the transition to Medicaid Managed Care, NC Medicaid will offer time-limited payment to practices that have attested into Advanced Medical Home Tier 3 if they can demonstrate successful readiness for AMH Tier 3 responsibilities.
The public version of the Medicaid and NC Health Choice Provider and Health Plan Lookup Tool is now available. Providers are encouraged to use this tool to confirm the availability and accuracy of information contained in their NCTracks provider enrollment record.
NCDHHS was allocated administrative funds to launch a pilot program targeted to improve equal communication access for Medicaid and NC Health Choice Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing beneficiaries in health care settings with NC Medicaid providers.
Undocumented aliens and certain legal aliens who have not resided in the U.S. for more than five years do not qualify for full Medicaid assistance, but do qualify for medical emergency services.
In response to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services’ extension of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, NC Medicaid is extending COVID-19 temporary provider rate increases and clinical coverage policies through March 31, 2021.
NC Medicaid has approved codes for COVID-19-related medically necessary laboratory testing and has completed adding these services in NCTracks. Please note there are other codes currently under review that will be posted at a later date.
Effective Jan. 1, 2021, many D-SNPs will be required to notify the state Medicaid agencies they contract with (or the state's designee) when their enrollees are admitted to a hospital or skilled nursing facility.