New Medicaid Bulletin Articles Available as of August 29

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published new Medicaid Bulletin articles:

• NC Medicaid Increasing Reimbursement Rates for the Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program and Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment - Rate Changes are Effective Aug. 1, 2024
• NC Medicaid to Cover Imported Benzathine Benzylpenicillin Tetrahydrate (Lentocilin): Billing Guidelines - Coverage effective for dates of service from July 26, 2024
• Upcoming Changes to Service Location Management; Draft Applications to be Deleted - Effective Aug. 25, 2024, providers cannot modify an existing service location address in NCTracks without creating a new service location address
• NC Medicaid Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans Federally Qualified Health Center /Rural Health Clinics PPS-APM wrap payment methodology - Reimbursement methodology changes revised to begin with dates of service on or after Dec. 1, 2024.

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