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Medicaid Bulletins

The N.C. Medicaid general and special bulletins are current as of the date of publication. Coverage criteria, billing information, and other program requirements are subject to change. Providers are notified of these changes and of updates to Clinical Coverage Policies and Provider Manuals through subsequent general and special bulletins.

Providers are responsible for informing their billing agency of information in bulletins.

All Bulletins

Master Index of articles - Medicaid bulletin articles and special bulletins organized by provider type for 2000 through 2013.

2013 Medicaid Bulletins

• Index of articles - Medicaid bulletin articles organized by provider type for 2013
• May
  
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Key Information for Startup of New NCTracks System
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
• April
• SPECIAL BULLETIN - Cutoff Dates for Transition from Legacy Claims Processing and Payment Systems to NCTracks
• SPECIAL BULLETIN - Criteria for Determining if Adult Care Home Residents Count Toward Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Threshold
• SPECIAL BULLETIN - Retroactive Prior Approval for Personal Care Services (PCS)
• SPECIAL BULLETIN - Termination of Western Highlands Network Management of the 1915 b/c Waivers
• SPECIAL BULLETIN - House Bill 5 Temporary Funding for Group Homes and Special Care Units
• March
  • Cancellation of Password Management Initiative for NCECS Web Tool and Secure FTP Users
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Update Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Process
• February
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in Coastal Care
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN -Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program (Note: This is an update from the Special Medicaid Bulletin regarding the EHR program which was originally released on June 2012 and revised in February 2013)
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in MeckLINK
• January
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in CoastalCare
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - CAP I/DD Waiver Transitions in Mecklenburg County
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in Mecklenburg County
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Addition of Medical Evaluation and Management (E/M) Codes for Use by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Services and Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organizations (LME-MCOs)
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion - SUPERSEDED BY 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in Mecklenburg County
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Behavioral Health CPT© Code Changes for Psychotherapy and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing; Addition of Outpatient Crisis Services
    
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Extension of CAP-I/DD Waiver (Note: This is an update to the October 2012 Special Medicaid Bulletin regarding CAP I/DD services)

2012 Medicaid Bulletins

• Index of articles - Medicaid bulletin articles organized by provider type for 2012
• December
• November
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Money Follows the Person: Information about Pre-Transition and Transition Services
• October
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program (Oct. 2012 - Updated version of bulletin originally published in June 2012)
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (c) Innovations Waiver Expansion
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - CAP I/DD Waiver Approval, Process for Submitting Authorization Requests, and Appeal Rights
• September
• August
• July
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Treatment of Confidential Information under N.C.G.S. §122C
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Transition Planning for Implementation of Consolidated Personal Care Services
• June
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN - Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program (Oct. 2012 - Updated version of bulletin originally published in June 2012)
  • SPECIAL BULLETIN- Behavioral Health and I/DD Updates
• May
• April
  • 1915 b/c Medicaid Waiver Expansion Update
• March
  • 1915 b/c Medicaid Waiver Expansion Update
• February
  • 1915 (b)(c) Medicaid Waiver Expansion
• January
  • January Special Bulletin - National Drug Code Implementation Update

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2011 Medicaid Bulletins

• Index of articles - Medicaid bulletin articles organized by provider type for 2011
• December
  • December Special Bulletin - NCECS Web Tool Instruction Guide
• November
  • Update to article titled NC Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services Health Plan Waiver
• October
• September
  • Update to article titled Provider Application Fee - The $100.00 application processing fee will be applicable until further notice.
• August
  • Update to August Bulletin - Prior Authorization for Non-Emergency Cardiac
• July
  • July Special Bulletin: Pregnancy Medical Home Special Bulletin
• June
• May
  • May Special Bulletin: Due Process and Prior Approval Procedures Special Bulletin
• April
  
• March
• February
• January
  • Update to article titled Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency Certification and Endorsement for Community Support Team, Intensive In-Home, and Child and Adolescent Day Treatment Services after January 1, 2011
  • Correction: The phone number listed for Eastpointe LME in the article titled CAP/MR-DD Utilization Review by Local Management Entities was the emergency number. The correct phone number to use for CAP/MR-DD utilization review issues is 1-800-513-4002.

 

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