The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
SPA 18-0014 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
October 19, 20180Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0014 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) has been submitted to to revise language to reflect the February 2017 changes in the Fourth...
SPA 18-0005 LTC Updates #2 approved by CMS
October 18, 2018Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0005 Long-Term Care (LTC) Updates #2 has been submitted to allow the following, effective July 1, 2018: Revise the number of allowed therapeutic leave days...
SPA 18-0004 APR-DRG Reimbursement approved by CMS
October 18, 2018Read moreMississippi State Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0004 All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Reimbursement has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow the...
SPA 18-0010 Transportation approved by CMS
October 16, 2018Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 18-0010 TransportationĀ has been approvedĀ to update the reimbursement methodology for transportation services and place information regarding coverage and payment of transportation services on the appropriate pages,...
340B Mandatory Billing Policy
October 5, 2018Read moreMandatory billing policy change for 340B purchased drugs takes effect November 1, 2018 Effective November 1, 2018, the Division of Medicaid (DOM) is implementing a mandatory billing policy whereby...