Updates on the Sandata mobile app, telephony and fixed visit verification.
Topics Related to Hospice Providers
New Temporary/Interim Estimated Budget Increases Added July 1, 2023.
Rate increases continuing and effects on managed care plans and contracted providers
Flexibilities ending at or after the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency
EVV Home Health Implementation Review and Updates
Providers are required to complete the EVV readiness survey by July 22, 2022
Revisions to NCTracks rate for SNFs
NC DHHS awarded a contract to Sandata Technologies, LLC on Sept. 24, 2020, and will implement services for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) statewide on Jan. 1, 2021. EVV is a method used to verify visit activity for services delivered as part of home- and community-based service programs. EVV offers a measure of accountability to help ensure that individuals who are authorized to receive services in fact receive them.
This NC Medicaid Bulletin provides an overview of COVID-19 rate increases applicable to SNFs and Hospice providers; Hospice provider rate increase from 95% to 100% of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) reimbursement rates for room and board services provided in a SNF; and billing guidelines for Hospice services provided in a SNF designated as a “COVID-19 Outbreak” or “COVID-19 Response” site.
NC Medicaid has implemented COVID-19 rate increase functionality to reimburse hospice care provided in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) designated as a “SNF COVID-Outbreak site” or “SNF COVID-Response site” in a ratio consistent with how hospice care is reimbursed in all other SNFs.