The information in this provider hot tip applies to services for MO HealthNet fee-for-service covered participants.
Please remember that prior authorization is required for residential treatment, treatment foster care. Below are tips to help speed the approval process:
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 US Environmental Protection Agency has provided an Asthma Awareness one-page resource, convenient for handing out at events, that includes guides for asthma triggers, tips for controlling asthma and a checklist for finding triggers in homes.
MO HealthNet will continue to allow Telemedicine services after the COVID-19 PHE ends on May 11, 2023.
The Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative is offering a couple of exciting training opportunities for providers on maternal and infant health.
MO HealthNet Division’s Radiology Benefits Manager, HealthHelp, will be conducting a Provider Satisfaction Survey beginning June 13, 2023. The survey is for providers and facilities utilizing HealthHelp services.
HealthHelp provides easy ways for providers to obtain authorizations: online web application, fax, phone authorization through call center, and IVR automated touch phone system. HealthHelp would like your input on any of the methods you have used to contact them.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is offering a Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention which outlines clinical pathways, community partnerships, and policy strategies to better identify and support youth at risk for suicide.
The MO HealthNet Division recently moved all the forms a provider may need regarding MO HealthNet benefits to a new Provider Forms page. This page is broken down by commonly used forms, Exception Requests and Pharmacy Prior Authorization forms.
MO HealthNet has received several questions regarding Bulletin 46-03, “Automatic Refill Program.” In order to address these questions, MO HealthNet created the following FAQs; MO HealthNet will update the FAQ as necessary. If you have additional questions regarding the Automatic Refill Program Policy, contact the MO HealthNet Pharmacy Administration Unit at MHD.PharmacyAdmin@dss.mo.gov.
Preventing disease before it starts is critical to helping people live longer, healthier lives. Preventive health care services include immunizations, screenings for common chronic and infectious diseases and cancers, clinical and behavioral interventions to manage chronic disease and reduce associated risks, and counseling to support healthy living and self-management of chronic disease.
