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.
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Effective Dec. 1, 2018, the North Carolina Medicaid Uniform Screening Tool (NCMUST) application and operation of the Level 1 PASRR screen process transitioned from a NC Medicaid vendor to NC DHHS ITD and NC Medicaid. The transition enables NC DHHS to achieve a more efficient screening process for PASRRs and provide NCDHHS with direct knowledge of issues and barriers that may impact the timely processing of PASRR Level 1 screens and Level 2 evaluations.
Effective Jan. 31, 2019, NC Medicaid’s Community Alternatives Program for Children (CAP/C) approves specialized medical equipment and supplies for an adaptive car seat and a vehicular transport vest for participants in CAP/C when all qualifying conditions are met per the CAP/C Clinical Coverage Policy, 3K-1.
This announcement is to inform Community Alternatives Program for Children providers of revisions to the technical changes in Clinical Coverage Policy, 3K-1, Community Alternatives Program for Children (CAP/C).
N.C. 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.
The Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA) Waiver allows Adult Day Health (ADH) centers licensed to provide overnight respite to be providers of CAP/DA Institutional Respite.
As previously communicated, Reimbursement Rate Increase, North Carolina Medicaid retroactively increased the rate for Personal Care Services and the Community Alternatives Program for Children.