New SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #166 Now Available

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published a new Medicaid Bulletin article related to COVID-19:

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #166: NC Medicaid to Sunset CARES Act Funding Support for Nursing Facility Staff Testing Costs

NC Medicaid will sunset its CARES Act funded reimbursement of nursing facility staff COVID-19 testing in June 2021. This bulletin provides an update on processing timelines for previously submitted cases and provides additional guidance for final payments under this initiative. More Information

Providers are encouraged to review this information. All bulletin articles, including those related to COVID-19, are available on DHB's Medicaid Bulletin webpage.