The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
Age prior authorization requirement for tricyclic antidepressants to take effect August 17
July 16, 20204Read moreAge prior authorization requirement for tricyclic antidepressants to take effect August 17 Beginning Aug. 17, 2020, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) will require prior authorization of (PA) tricyclic...
Medicaid Vital Signs – January-May 2020
July 15, 2020Read moreThis update of the Medicaid Vital Signs dashboard contains enrollment and expenditure data from January through May of 2020. Launched in early 2019, Vital Signs displays key Mississippi Medicaid...
CMS approved Addendum to Appendix K submitted on July 1, 2020
July 6, 2020Read moreThis Addendum updates K-2-m to address compliance audit activities and edits Section A to add Case Management providers to the provider types for Personal Protective Equipment. For more information,...
MS SPA 20-0003 All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Reimbursement submitted to CMS
July 1, 2020Read moreSPA 20-0003 All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Reimbursement is being submitted to update the hospital inpatient payment methodology with an effective date of July 1, 2020 contingent...
CMS approved State Plan Amendment (SPA) 20-0011 COVID-19 Cost Sharing Waiver effective March 1, 2020
June 30, 2020Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved SPA 20-0011 on June 30, 2020. SPA 20-0011 waives cost sharing for all beneficiaries, regardless of the ultimate diagnosis, for testing...
