COVID-19 Provider Update
Provider Update is a regular communication to Medicaid and NC Health Choice providers to share statewide COVID-19 announcements and information. Please look for future updates to arrive through NCTracks.
PRESS RELEASES since the last update include:
- NC Medicaid Expands Website to Include New Resources for Medicaid Beneficiaries and Applicants
- NCDHHS to Provide Automatic Payment to Thousands of Seniors and People with Disabilities to Help with Winter Heating Bills
- NCDHHS Further Expands Demographic Data for COVID-19 Cases
- NCDHHS Releases Action Plan to Reduce Cancer Burden for North Carolinians
- (Governor’s Office) With Cases Rising Rapidly, North Carolina Tightens Existing Mask Requirements and Enforcement
NEW resources since the last update include:
- Additional communication resources for the holiday season added to Faith Leaders toolkit page
UPDATED guidance since the last update include:
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Winter Holidays
- Safer Holiday Breaks guidance and flyer were added in Spanish
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Safer Holiday Breaks (Spanish)
- NCDHHS Safer Holiday Breaks Flyer (Spanish)
- Changes on face coverings/masks updated in most guidance docs based on E0 #180 including:
- COVID-19 Vaccine Update (Spanish)
- NASTAD Syringe Service and Harm Reduction Guidance for Winter
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Museum and Aquariums
- Interim guidance for Retail Businesses
- NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Administrators and Participants of Youth and Amateur Sports Programs
- Requirements & Recommendations for Non-Public Schools
UPDATED reports since the last update include:
- County Alert System Report
- COVID-19 Clusters in North Carolina Report
- Outbreaks and Clusters Reports
- Patients Presumed to be Recovered Report
- Risk Factors for Severe Illness Report
- CLI Surveillance Report
NEW EVENTS ADDED to the community testing events page
UPDATED Contact Tracing numbers