This bulletin provides an update on the final reconciliation activity related to nursing facility staff COVID-19 testing payments authorized under Secretarial Orders No. 2 and No. 4.
Topics Related to COVID-19
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the unapproved products, bamlanivimab and etesevimab to be administered together for qualifying patients.
Janssen COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 18 years of age and older.
NC Medicaid has updated its Appendix K to extend flexibilities on how Medicaid providers and beneficiaries access and receive home- and community-based services through CAP/C, CAP/DA, NC Innovations waiver and Traumatic Brain Injury waiver.
CPT Code 87428 (related to COVID-19) was improperly defined in a previous Bulletin and is being correctly defined here.
NC Medicaid is initiating its final phase of reconciling projected versus actual testing cost submission activity for nursing home staff testing payments authorized under Secretarial Orders 2 and 4 on March 1, 2021.
Effective June 1, 2020, NC Medicaid began reimbursing COVID-19 testing for “Be Smart” Family Planning (MAFDN) beneficiaries through the NC Medicaid Optional COVID-19 Testing (MCV) Program. NC Medicaid is adding codes into NC Tracks for lab testing coverage for MAFDN beneficiaries with retroactive effective dates.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the American Medical Association have announced the release of several new codes to report testing for COVID-19.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization to permit the emergency use of the unapproved monoclonal antibodies to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in some patients.
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.