Update to Provider Permission Matrix for Taxonomy 261QA0600X Adult Day Care

N.C.Gen.Stat. § 108C-3(g)(6) identifies "prospective (newly enrolling) agencies providing nonbehavioral health home- or community-based services pursuant to waivers authorized by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under 42 U.S.C. § 1396n(c)" as high categorical risk, and revalidating agencies as moderate categorical risk, requiring a federal site visit and/or fingerprinting as appropriate.

Additionally, the credential requirement for taxonomy 261QA0600X, Adult Day Care, is changing to require an Adult Day Care/Day Health Center Certificate from the NC Division of Aging instead of national accreditation. Providers selecting taxonomy 261QA0600X, Adult Day Care are no longer required to be nationally accredited.

As a result, the NCTracks Provider Permission Matrix (PPM) has been updated to reflect these changes. The PPM for taxonomy 261QA0600X Adult Day Care became effective Oct. 6, 2025, and displays:

  • Risk Level (RISK-LEVEL-IND):  HIGH
  • Federal Site Visit Required (FEDERAL-SITE-VISIT-RQRD): YES
  • Fingerprinting Required (FINGERPRINTING-REQUIRED): YES
  • Certification Required (CERTIFICATION-RQRD): YES
  • Certification Type (CERTIFICATION-TYPE):ADULT DAY CARE/DAY HEALTH CENTER
  • Certifying Entity (CERTIFICATION AGENCY): NC DIVISION OF AGING
  • Accreditation Required (ACCREDITATION-RQRD): NO
  • Accreditation Type (ACCREDITATION TYPE):BLANK

This change applies to all providers classified under HEALTH-PLAN: Medicaid.

Providers currently enrolled with taxonomy 261QA0600X, Adult Day Care will be evaluated for the additional screening requirements and may receive notification to complete the additional screenings as applicable. For site visit, the notification would originate from Public Consulting Group (PCG). For fingerprinting, the notification will originate from CSRA and be sent to the provider’s NCTracks Provider Message Inbox. Providers are encouraged to regularly monitor their NCTracks Provider Message Inbox for important notifications regarding their NCDHHS program participation.