NC Medicaid Flexibilities due to Hurricane Florence Extended through Sept. 28, 2018
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Articles beginning January 2018 are available in the blog format.
Per the Sept. 12, 2018, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) Medicaid Bulletin, SCDHHS will, in good faith, reimburse North Carolina qualified providers not currently enrolled with or otherwise pre-approved by the South Carolina Medicaid program for medically necessary and time-sensitive services rendered to South Carolina Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries.
Facility providers can access Sterilization Consent Form status including denial reasons, on the secure NCTracks Provider Portal, if the sterilization consent form has been properly completed.
Providers may request prior approval for polycarbonate lenses without medical justification or additional documentation when eligible beneficiaries meet at least one of the following criteria.
The clinical criteria used by NC Medicaid for the 2018/2019 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) season are consistent with guidance published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): 2018 – 2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 31th Edition.
NC-MIPS is accepting Program Year 2018 Modified Stage 2 and Stage 3 MU attestations.
Registration is open for the September 2018 instructor-led provider training courses.
Effective with date of service, Aug. 1, 2018, the Medicaid and NC Health Choice programs cover Lutathera for use in the Physician’s Drug Program when billed with HCPCS code A9699, Radiopharmaceutical, therapeutic, not otherwise classified.
Influenza Vaccine and Reimbursement Guidelines for 2018-2019 for Medicaid and NC Health Choice.
Effective Aug. 1, 2018, the Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) and Division of Health Benefits (DHB) combined into one division called the NCDHHS Division of Health Benefits.