Outpatient Behavioral Health Services Bulletin Index
Following is a list of Medicaid General and Special Bulletin articles (2000-present) that pertain specifically to Outpatient Behavioral Health Services.
For a complete list of articles for all providers (including articles about National Provider Identifier) refer to the Index of All Medicaid Bulletins.
- A New Health Benefit:
- Adverse Determination Notification Changes, 11/10
- After Hours, Weekend Visits, and On-Call Services, 8/01
- Authorization and Utilization Review for Behavioral Health Services,
Special Bulletin, July 2006
- Behavioral Health CPT Code Update 2013, 11/12
- Behavioral Health Services Provided by Provisionally Licensed Professionals in Physician Offices:
- Billing Reminders for Residential Care Providers and Direct Enrolled Licensed Psychologists, Licensed Social Workers, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Nurse Practitioners, 5/01
- Carolina ACCESS
Override Requests, 4/06
- CCNC/CA Override for Mental Health Services Provided by a Direct-Enrolled Mental Health Practitioner:
- Changes in Clinical Coverage Policy, 12/11
- Clarification of Outpatient Behavioral Health CPT Codes, E/M Codes, Annual Limits, Referrals, and Prior Authorization, 4/11
- Clarification of National Correct Coding Initiative and Enrollment, 7/11
- Clarification of Unmanaged Outpatient Behavioral
Health Visits for Children Turning 21, 6/11
- Clarification on Units of Service for Outpatient Behavioral Health Unmanaged Visits, 3/11
- Clinical Coverage Policy Updates, 2/11
- Correct Procedure for Ordering Services and How to Determine Billable Days of Care, 3/05
- Correction to Billing Information for Dually Eligible Medicare/Medicaid Recipients Printed in the August 2005 General Bulletin, 9/05
- Correction to Expansion of Billing
Codes Published in the May 2006 General Medicaid Bulletin, 6/07
- CPT Code
Update, 1/06
- Credentialing Update for Direct-Enrolled Licensed Clinical Social Workers, 6/01
- DHHS/DMA Program Integrity Contract with Public Consulting Group, 4/10
- Direct Enrollment for Outpatient Behavioral Services, 5/05
- Direct Enrollment Seminars, 12/00
- Enrollment for Mental Health Providers, 2/05
- Expansion of Billing Codes, 5/07
- Expansion of Provider Types for Outpatient
Behavioral Health Services:
- Extension of Coverage for Provisionally Licensed Providers Billing Outpatient Behavioral Health Services through Local Management Entities:
- Extension of Sunset Clause for Nurse Practitioners who Provide Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, 7/09
- Family Planning Waiver Provider
Conference Call, 4/06
- H Code Limits for Provisionally Licensed Professional Billing through the LME, 11/11
- “Incident to Service” Policy Expanded to Include Licensed Psychological Associates, 5/01
- Incident to Policy for Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Clinical Nurse Specialists, 8/00
- Independent Mental Health Provider Seminars, 1/01
- Individual Visits, 8/00
- Medicaid Reimbursement for the Psychiatric
Reduction, 10/08
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Guidelines,
Special Bulletin IV, December 2001
- Mental Health Reimbursement
Rate Update, 3/05
- Mental Health Services for HMO Enrollees Provided by Direct-Enrolled Mental Health Providers, 1/03
- Modification in Supervision When
Practicing "Incident To" a Physician, 10/08
- National Correct Coding Initiative Update: Behavioral Health Services, 4/11
- National Correct Coding Initiative Update: Provisionally
Licensed Professionals Billing ‘Incident To’ the Physician, 6/11
- New Contract for Utilization Review, 4/05
- New Contact Information for ValueOptions, 3/07
- New Prior Authorization Guidelines, 6/10
- Next Medicaid Managed Care Vendor Selected, 11/10
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Providers Billing to "Incident to" a Physician, 7/11
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services Seminars:
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, 8/05
- Outpatient Treatment Reports, 5/04
- Paliperidone Palmitate Exended Release, 1 mg (Invega Sustenna,HCPCS Code J2426): Billing Guidelines, 4/11
- Payment of Psychiatric Reduction on Professional Crossover Claims
- Place of Service for Outpatient Therapy, 9/01
- Post-Payment Reviews by Public Consulting Group, 2/11
- Prior Approval and Medicare:
- Prior Authorization and Billing Guidelines for Outpatient Behavioral Health Services:
- Prior Authorization for CPT Procedure Codes 99408 and 99409 Provided by Provissionally Licensed Providers Billing "Incident To" a Physician, 7/09
- Prior Authorization of Medicaid-Funded Mental Health,Developmental Disability, and Substance Abuse Services by The Durham Center and Eastpointe LME, 9/10
- Prior Authorization of Medicaid-Funded Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services for Recipients with Eligibility in Durham, Duplin, Lenoir, Sampson, and Wayne Counties, 8/10
- Proposed Changes to Medicaid Clinical
Coverage Policy 8C, 8/11
- Questions and Answers from the November 2011 Outpatient Seminars, 1/12
- Rate Update on 2007
CPT codes for Mental Health Specialties, 7/07
- Rate Update on 2008 CPT Codes for
Behavioral Health Specialties, 8/08
- Recipient Eligibility Verification Tools, 7/12
- Referrals for Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, 2/13, 3/13
- Reminders Regarding the Referral Process
for Outpatient Behavioral Health Services:
- Removal of Limits to CPT Code 90862, 5/01
- Resolution for IPRS and Medicaid Claim Denials, 11/11
- Seminar Schedule for the Expansion of Provider Types four Outpatient Behavioral Health Services:
- SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in Coastal Care, 2/13
- SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in CoastalCare, 1/13
SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion in MeckLINK, 2/13
- SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion, 1/13 SUPERSEDED BY SPECIAL BULLETIN - 1915 (b)/(c) Waiver Expansion In Mecklenburg County, 1/13
- SPECIAL BULLETIN- Behavioral Health and I/DD Updates, 6/12
- SPECIAL BULLETIN - Behavioral Health CPT© Code Changes for Psychotherapy and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing; Addition of Outpatient Crisis Services, 1/13
- SPECIAL BULLETIN - Termination of Western Highlands Network Management of the 1915 b/c Waivers, 4/13
- SPECIAL BULLETIN - Treatment of Confidential Information under N.C.G.S. §122C, 7/12
- Upcoming Provider Audit and Investigation
Initiative, February 28, 2012 –
June 30, 2012, 3/12
- Update on New Prior Authorization Guidelines for Behavioral Health Services, 8/10
- Update on Unmanaged Visits for Children, 10/10
- Updates to Recommended Referral Forms for Use between Primary Care and Behavioral Health Providers , 2/13
- Utilization Review,
4/06
- ValueOptions ProviderConnect Reminders, 11/10
- ValueOptions Website, 12/02
