NC Medicaid COVID-19 Bulletin Article Recap (#70-74)

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published Medicaid Bulletin articles related to COVID-19. Below are exerts or summaries of some of the most recent articles and links for more details. All articles may be found on the DHB website.

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #70: Addition of Mailing and Delivery Fees to Retail Pharmacy Claims

Effective April 27, 2020, prescriptions for NC Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries are eligible for the addition of a mailing or delivery fee via the guidelines. Guidelines and more

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #71: Extension of Temporary Suspension of Level I and Level II Assessments for New Nursing Home Admissions

Effective April 25, 2020, the temporary suspension of Level I and Level II PASRRs has been extended for new admissions. If the individual is expected to remain in the nursing facility for more than 30 days, a notice of the need for a PASRR review should be submitted through NCMUST. Continue reading

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #72: Additional Home Health Clinical Coverage Policy Provisions

In response to the recent CMS announcement, effective March 30, 2020, NC Medicaid is adjusting home health requirements currently in Home Health Clinical Coverage Policy No: 3A to align with this recent CMS regulatory change as well as other provisions related to Home Health in the CMS changes during the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Change details

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #73: Personal Care Services Telephonic Assessments Update

Effective May 1, 2020, Medicaid will resume use of the full assessment for all initial assessment requests, and effective May 1, 2020, Liberty Healthcare of North Carolina will resume completion of annual assessments. Read more

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #74: NC Medicaid Temporarily Increases Rates for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics

NC Medicaid is temporarily increasing financial assistance to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) to support them in maintaining critical access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 emergency. More information