The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
Guidance for providing concurrent services for both hospice and home and community-based waiver services
May 27, 20160Read morePursuant to Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 205: Hospice Services, Chapter 1, Rule 1.1 and 1.4., effective June 1, 2016, a person may receive hospice and waiver services...
Physician visit limit lifted for dually-eligible beneficiaries
May 26, 2016Read moreEffective May 1, 2016, the Medicaid-imposed 12 visit limit on physician visits is no longer applicable to individuals covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, who are eligible for Medicaid...
Agency holds pharmacy stakeholder meetings about reimbursement options
May 24, 2016Read moreOn February 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published 42 CFR, Part 447: Medicaid Program Covered Outpatient Drugs with final comments (CMS-2345-FC). This rule addresses...
Public Notice for the Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD) Waiver Amendment
May 19, 2016Read moreThe Division of Medicaid is re-posting the public notice for the Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD) Waiver Amendment to correct a technical issue that occurred during the initial posting. The...
Public Notice for the Post-Award Forum on Mississippi Section 1115(a) Family Planning Demonstration
May 19, 2016Read morePursuant to 42 C.F.R. Section 431.420(c), public notice is hereby given to the annual Post-Award Forum on the Division of Medicaid’s Family Planning Waiver. The annual Post-Award Forum provides...
