The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
Communicative Technology CMP Grant Opportunity – Updated
May 15, 20200Read moreOn April 24, 2020, CMS announced that they had developed a Communication Technology Application Template for nursing homes. This template enables states to approve COVID-19 grant applications for the...
Effectiveness of Title 23: Medicaid, Part 223, Chapter 4 and 5, Rules 4.1-4.7, 4.9, 5.1-5.7, 5.9 delayed
May 12, 2020Read moreDue to COVID-19, the Division of Medicaid is delaying the effectiveness of Title 23: Medicaid, Part 223, Chapter 4: Private Duty Nursing, Rules 4.1-4.7, 4.9, and Chapter 5: Personal...
CMS approved State Plan Amendment (SPA) 20-0015 Telehealth Emergency Template effective March 1, 2020
May 11, 2020Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved SPA 20-0015 on May 7, 2020. SPA 20-015 allows for flexibilities regarding telehealth services during a state of emergency as declared...
Cost-Sharing Waived for COVID-19 Related Services
May 8, 2020Read moreAttention All Providers: Cost-Sharing Waived for COVID-19 Related Services In order to comply with Section 6008(b)(4) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Division of Medicaid (DOM) is suspending...
Mississippi hospitals to receive emergency accelerated payments from Medicaid
May 5, 2020Read moreSupplemental payments to be advanced in May In an effort to help Mississippi hospitals combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tate Reeves has announced that the Mississippi Division of Medicaid...
