Additional Provider Updates: NC Medicaid COVID-19

NEW RESOURCE: Partner COVID-19 Testing Toolkit (English and Spanish) guides community partners (e.g. schools, churches etc.) through the steps to host a testing event, what resources are available and how to work with a medical partner. Read more about the Partner COVID Testing Toolkit here.

PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:

• (Governor) North Carolina to Move to Phase 2.5
• Statement from NCDHHS on Medicaid Managed Care Ruling
• Statement on Aug. 29 NCDHHS COVID-19 Data Dashboard Update

UPDATED guidance since the last update include:

• NEW Museums and Aquariums guidance
• NEW Phase 2.5 FAQs are here
• Updated FAQs for P-EBT
• Updated Antigen Provider Guidance
• Additional resources added in Child Care guidance
• On this page for long-term care, added the Secretarial Order 3 info under the header “Visiting Long-Term Care Facilities”; this is also under Long Term Care Guidance

UPDATED reports since the last update include:

• Updated School Clusters and Ongoing Outbreaks in Congregate Living report
• Updated Risk Factors for Severe Illness from COVID-19 report
• Updated CLI Surveillance report

NEW EVENTS ADDED to the Community Testing Events page