During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), MO HealthNet (MHD) allowed prescriptions to be accepted by telephone from the MHD enrolled ordering/prescribing physician or staff member.
The COVID-19 PHE will expire on May 11, 2023. Effective May 12, 2023, a written prescription is required for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) supplies and equipment.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), if a participant was enrolled in a Managed Care Organization (MCO), the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine was billed to the MO HealthNet Fee-for-Service program, and not to the MCO.
The COVID-19 public health emergency will expire on May 11, 2023. Effective May 12, 2023, the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine will be billed to the MCO.
If a participant is not enrolled in an MCO, the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine will be billed to the MO HealthNet Fee-for-Service program.
The federal declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency will terminate on May 11, 2023.
The federal declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency will terminate on May 11, 2023. Due to the expiration of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency, the following Private Duty Nursing Program flexibilities described in the MO HealthNet Provider Bulletin Volume 42, Number 32 dated March 17, 2020 will terminate.
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), MO HealthNet Division covered COVID-19 testing for participants in the State-funded categories of assistance for Extended/Uninsured Women’s Health Services (Medicaid eligibility codes 80 and 89).
The COVID-19 PHE will expire on May 11, 2023. Effective May 12, 2023, MO HealthNet Division will no longer cover COVID-19 testing for participants in the State-funded categories of assistance for Extended/Uninsured Women’s Health Services (Medicaid eligibility codes 80 and 89).
On March 20, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and due to the closure of testing centers administering the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) exam, the MO HealthNet Division (MHD) published a provider hot tip temporarily waiving the RBT requirement for technicians who met all other requirements but had not taken the RBT exam.
The COVID Public Health Emergency will expire on May 11, 2023. Effective May 12, 2023, this requirement will no longer be waived.
Providers must enroll with Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance (MMAC) in order to be reimbursed for medical services provided to MO HealthNet participants. In an effort to assist a provider with enrollment, MMAC is excited to announce the Provider Enrollment Snapshot. This document provides an overview of the major requirements to become a MO HealthNet provider.
MO HealthNet Division (MHD) has created a Third Party Liability (TPL) resource to assist providers with contacting specific carriers with billing/claim submission questions.
MO HealthNet has created an EVV E-Learning Course to provide additional education to Personal Care Services (PCS) and Home Health Care Services (HHCS) providers. This course is a quick and simple tool to explain Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements and the use of the MO EVV Aggregator Solution (EAS).
The Behavioral Health & Wellness Program introduces the Missouri Tobacco Health Systems Change Behavioral Health Community of Practice webinar series. The first webinar in this series will review evidence-based strategies for treating Tobacco Use Disorder. This webinar will present an overview of co-treatment of polysubstance use utilizing FDAapproved medications and behavioral therapies. This webinar is Thursday, May 18, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm and is free! Pre-registration is required.
