SPECIAL BULLETINS COVID-19 #252-255 Available

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

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #255: Mandatory Coverage of COVID-19-Related Treatment Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance for COVID-19-related treatment to be provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) (Pub. L. No. 117-2). This guidance and the changes listed in this bulletin apply to both NC Medicaid Direct and NC Medicaid Managed Care. Read more

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #254: Pfizer-BioNTech Pediatric Vaccine

Effective June 18, 2022, North Carolina Medicaid and NC Health Choice will cover the administration of the primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric vaccine for administration to children ages 6 months to under 5 years. Details

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #253: Nursing Facility Program Updates

Beginning in July 2022, Myers and Stauffer, LC, will present focused training webinars for nursing facility providers on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Validation Review Program and the required supportive documentation guidelines. 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.