Provider Alerts 2022

Emails relevant to rules, Medicaid provider guides, and policies

Date Provider Alert
01/14/2022 Applied behavior analysis (ABA) day treatment program requirements
01/20/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
01/24/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy update, effective 1/3/2022
01/24/2022 Updated Resources for Vision Hardware Billing Guide
01/25/2022 Correction to Home Health (Acute Care Services) Billing Guide
01/27/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy update, retroactive to 10/29/2021
01/27/2022 Revised Orthodontic Information form (HCA 13-666), effective 3/1/2022
02/01/2022 Updated Home Health (Acute Care Services) Billing Guide
02/08/2022 Telehealth/telemedicine - new modifiers for audio-only services and information on place of service 10 when billing for COVID-19 related services
02/17/2022 Outpatient Hospital Services Billing Guide, effective 2/15/2022
02/18/2022 Reminder - Revised Orthodontic Information form (HCA 13-666), effective 3/1/2022
03/03/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
03/10/2022 COVID-19 testing clinical policy updates, effective 2/21/2022
03/29/2022 Apple Health (Medicaid) Billing Guide Updates, effective 4/1/2022
03/30/2022 Sterilization consent form (HHS-687), expiration date
03/30/2022 Dental surgeries - payment of facility fees requiring prior authorization
03/31/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
04/13/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
04/19/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy update, retroactive to 3/29/2022
05/13/2022 Commitment letter temporarily suspended for surgery in conjunction with orthodontic treatment
05/25/2022 Expedited Authorization List, effective June 1, 2022
05/31/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy updates
06/10/2022 Attention physicians/health care professionals and home birth and birth center providers
06/15/2022 Apple Health (Medicaid) Billing Guide updates, effective 7/1/2022
06/29/2022 New EPSDT Billing Guide published, including new section on stand-alone vaccine counseling
07/06/2022 Revised policies for COVID-19 for billing POS 10
07/13/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy updates, effective 6/17/2022
07/20/2022 Billing for periodic orthodontic treatment visits CDT® 8670
08/01/2022 Telehealth and telemedicine updates (Billing guides and fees schedules webpage)
08/01/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy update
08/05/2022 Updated Sterilization Consent Form (HHS-687) available
08/10/2022 Billing for enteral nutrition with overlap in dates of service
08/11/2022 Monkeypox test and vaccine policy update, effective 7/26/2022
08/25/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
09/15/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
09/16/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy update
09/22/2022 Apple Health (Medicaid) Billing Guide Updates, effective 10/1/2022
09/22/2022 FAQ for CMS attestation form for qualifying clinical trials
10/13/2022 Medical respite care in physician's guide
10/13/2022 Correction: Medical respite care in physician's guide
10/21/2022 Medical Equipment and Supplies Billing Guide
10/27/2022 Revised Interpreter Services Billing Guide with new RAC codes
10/31/2022 COVID-19 vaccine clinical policy update
11/04/2022 Revised Telemedicine Policy and Billing Guide, effective 11/2/2022
11/17/2022 Revised Home Infusion Therapy and Parenteral Nutrition Program Billing Guide, Effective 11/16/2022
11/23/2022 COVID-19 Vaccine clinical policy and testing clinical policy updates
11/23/2022 Dental-related services - client limit inquiries
12/13/2022 Expedited Authorization List effective January 1, 2023
12/21/2022 Apple Health (Medicaid) Billing Guide Updates, Eff 1/1/2023
12/21/2022 Revised policy for therapies for COVID-19
12/22/2022 Extending the temporary suspension of commitment letter requirement for orthognathic surgery
12/23/2022 COVID-19 Vaccine clinical policy update
12/29/2022 FQHC and RHC revised billing guides effective 1/1/2023
12/30/2022 Coverage for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15), effective 1/1/2023