The latest news items from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and notices for providers and beneficiaries are posted below.
MS SPA 20-0022 Mental Health Services Coverage and Reimbursement submitted to CMS
September 30, 20200Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 20-0022 is being submitted to include: a) Replacing Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric (IOP) services with Intensive Community Outreach Teams (ICORT), b) Reimbursing ICORT services at the...
MS SPA 20-0013 Vaccines submitted to CMS
September 30, 2020Read moreState Plan Amendment (SPA) 20-0013 Vaccines, effective September 1, 2020, is being submitted to allow the Division of Medicaid to: Change the reimbursement methodology of vaccine administration by a...
COVID-19 In-Person Visitation Aid Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Grant Opportunity
September 28, 2020Read moreOn September 17, 2020, CMS announced the development of a COVID-19 In-Person Visitation Aid Application Template for nursing homes to apply for CMP grants for in-person visitation aids. The...
CMS approved the TBI/SCI Waiver Renewal effective October 1, 2020
September 28, 2020Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the following Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) Waiver renewal, effective October 1, 2020. For more information, read the approved...
NCPDP Field Required on CII prescriptions, effective September 21, 2020.
September 23, 2020Read moreNCPDP Field Required on CII prescriptions, effective September 21, 2020. On January 24, 2020, the CMS-0055-F final rule regarding a modification to the use of the Telecommunication D.0 Standard...
