Topics Related to Hospice Providers

Effective Jan. 15, 2018, updates to Clinical Coverage Policy 3D, Hospice Services, are approved. The amended policy is posted to the North Carolina Medicaid website.

Revisions to the policy include the implementation of:

With each prior approval (PA) entry beginning with the third and subsequent benefit periods, providers must fax a copy of the Approval Status Inquiry Form, or the NCTracks Web Submitted Request for Hospice Prior Approval Confirmation Page, to DMA at 919-715-9025. DMA requests that providers include their name and e-mail address on the above forms.