Effective with date of service Oct. 1, 2023, NC Medicaid covers cholera vaccine, live, oral suspension for oral administration (Vaxchora).
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Effective with date of service Oct. 1, 2023, NC Medicaid covers yellow fever vaccine, for subcutaneous use (YF-Vax)
Effective with date of service Oct. 1, 2023, NC Medicaid covers typhoid vaccine live oral Ty21a (Vivotif)
Effective with date of service Oct. 1, 2023, NC Medicaid covers typhoid vi polysaccharide vaccine (Typhim Vi).
Effective Oct. 1, 2023, NC Medicaid covers Japanese encephalitis vaccine, inactivated, adsorbed suspension for intramuscular injection.
Effective with date of service May 26, 2023, NC Medicaid covers risperidone extended-release injectable suspension, for subcutaneous use (Uzedy)
Effective with date of service June 2, 2023, NC Medicaid covers epcoritamab-bysp injection, for subcutaneous use (Epkinly)
Vaccine strains for the 2023–24 influenza vaccines were selected by the Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee based on WHO’s recommended Northern Hemisphere 2023–24 influenza vaccine composition.
Effective immediately, a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or a physician assistant may order home health services.
Effective with date of service May 15, 2023, NC Medicaid covers pegfilgrastim-pbbk injection, for subcutaneous use (Fylnetra).