Medicaid Bulletin

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed a Kidney Health Toolkit to assist in bringing awareness to diabetes.

A provider enrollment fee must be collected from Medicaid and NC Health Choice providers initially enrolling in, or revalidating their enrollment in, Medicare, Medicaid or NC Health Choice, or adding a new Medicare practice location.

The NC Medicaid Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans will now launch on Dec. 1, 2022. The original launch date had been planned for July 1, 2022.

Effective with date of service Jan. 1, 2022 (updated from Sept. 29, 2021), the Medicaid and NC Health Choice programs cover Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (12 years of age and older).

Effective Nov. 1, 2021, involuntary disenrollments from the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly will no longer be suspended for any reason.

Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use under an Emergency Use Authorization for active immunization to prevent COVID-19.

Opportunities for individuals with disabilities to explore, seek and maintain Competitive Integrated Employment and other meaningful day options.

This fall, NC Medicaid is releasing an updated series of provider enrollment training videos, which are required components of the provider enrollment.

Program Year 2021 is Closed and The Security Risk Analysis

Effective Oct. 1, 2021, immunizing pharmacists are authorized to administer Long Acting Injectable (LAI) medications.