2005 Memos and Bulletins
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| Issue Date | Title | To: |
| 30-Dec-05 | Proper Procedure for Sending Checks for Claims Processing Errors | All Pharmacies and MCOs |
| 30-Dec-05 | Discontinuation of Default Medicaid Prescriber ID Numbers - Effective February 1, 2006 | All Pharmacies and MCOs |
| 30-Dec-05 | Upcoming Changes to the Processing of Medicare Crossover Claims | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 27-Dec-05 | New Federal Requirements Regarding the Compliance with Seclusion and Restraint Regulations - Effective Immediately | NO LONGER AVAILABLE Level C Residential Treatment Providers and MCOs |
| 20-Dec-05 | Termination of Erectile Dysfunction Drug Coverage for Medicaid Enrollees - Effective January 1, 2006 | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 20-Dec-05 | Virginia Medicaid Healthy Returns (SM) Disease Management Program Expands - Effective January 13, 2006 | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 20-Dec-05 | Monitoring Kidney Functions & the Classification Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | See Medicaid Memo |
| 20-Dec-05 | Managed Care Organization (MCO) Merger Between Anthem HealthKeepers Plus & UniCare Health Plan of Virginia - Effective January 1, 2006 | All Providers (except dentists) in Northern Virginia and the Greater Charlottesville area and the surrounding counties |
| 5-Dec-05 | Modifications to the Virginia Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL) Program and PDL Quicklist & Medicare Part D Implementation - Effective January 1, 2006 | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 5-Dec-05 | Pending Cancellation of DMAS Disaster Relief Health Care Coverage for Victims of Hurricane Katrina | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 2-Dec-05 | Implementation of ClaimCheck for all Physician and Laboratory Services - Effective January 9, 2006 | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 29-Nov-05 | Managed Care Organization (MCO) Program Expands Into the Winchester Region - Effective December 1, 2005 | All providers in Winchester, Virginia and surrounding counties |
| 7-Nov-05 | Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Changes for Culpeper and King George Counties - Effective January 1, 2006 | Community-Based Care Waiver Service Providers and Community Service Boards (CSBs) in Culpeper and King George Counties |
| 16-Sep-05 | Clarification of BabyCare Claims Process & FAMIS MOMS Eligibility for BabyCare Services | All BabyCare and MCOs |
| 6-Sep-05 | Changes to Orthotic Services Pre-authorization (PA) Process - Effective October 1, 2005 | Durable Medical Equipment/Supplies. Prosthetic Services Providers and Orthopedic Surgeons |
| 19-Aug-05 | FAMIS MOMS Enrollees - How to Apply for Newborn Coverage | Hospitals, Pediatricians and MCOs |
| 9-Aug-05 | Expansion of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Program in Northern Virginia | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 1-Aug-05 | Correction to the Billing Instructions for the UB-92 Claim Form | Inpatient Private Mental Hospitals, Inpatient Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, State Mental Health Facilities, and (MCOs) |
| 1-Aug-05 | Rate Increases & New Patient Pay Payroll Procedure for Consumer-Directed (CD) Services - Effective July 1, 2005 | NO LONGER AVAILABLE Mental Health and Mental Retardation Agencies, Service Facilitators and Providers of Case under Medicaid Waivers, and Medicaid Recipients Receiving Consumer-Directed (CD) Services |
| 14-Jul-05 | Reimbursement for Dental Services under Smiles For Children - Effective July 1, 2005 | Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Centers (RHCs), and MCOs |
| 8-Jul-05 | Coverage Changes to the FAMIS Program (FAMIS MOMS & FAMIS Select) - Effective August 1, 2005 | All Providers and MCOs |
| 28-Jun-05 | Billing Changes to Date of Discharge for Hospice Services - Effective July 1, 2005 | Hospice and MCOs |
| 28-Jun-05 | Preferred Drug List (PDL) Changes Affecting Nursing Home Providers - Effective August 1, 2005 | Nursing Homes |
| 14-Jun-05 | Coverage of Orthodontics Billing Procedures for Medicaid FAMIS, and FAMIS Plus Children - Effective July 1, 2005 | Orthodontists and MCOs |
| 14-Jun-05 | Dental Program Coverage of Medical/Surgical Procedures for Medicaid, FAMIS and FAMIS Plus Children - Effective July 1, 2005 | Oral Surgeons and MCOs |
| 10-Jun-05 | Smiles For Children, Virginia's Dental Program for Medicaid, FAMIS, and FAMIS Plus Children - Effective July 1, 2005 | Dental Services and MCOs |
| 10-Jun-05 | Annual Review of Phases II and III of the Virginia Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL) Program, Review of New Drugs, Dispensing Fee for Generic Drugs, and PDL Quicklist - Effective July 1, 2005 | All Providers and all MCOs |
| 3-Jun-05 | Termination of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Drug Coverage for Individuals Convicted of a Sex Offense | Pharmacies, Out-of-State Pharmacies, Physicians and (MCOs) |
| 19-May-05 | Change in Reimbursement Policy for School-Based Health Screenings of Children Enrolled in Medicaid Managed Care Organizations | School Divisions |
| 28-Mar-05 | New Billing Requirements for Non-emergency, Outpatient MRI/CAT/PET Scans | NO LONGER AVAILABLE Providers of Non-emergency, Outpatient MRI/CAT/PET Scans |
| 28-Mar-05 | Patient Pay Recorded on Paper Claim Submissions for Waiver Services | Long Term Care and Community-Based Care Waiver Service Providers |
| 10-Jan-05 | Services Requiring Claims Submission Through the VaMMIS | NO LONGER AVAILABLE Community Service Boards/Behavioral Health Executive Directors, Consumer-Directed Service Facilitators, MR Waiver Pre-vocational Service Providers and Agency-Directed Companion Services Providers |
| 5-Jan-05 | Clarification of Day Treatment Services for Children and Adolescents -January 5, 2005 | NO LONGER AVAILABLE Day Treatment Services for Children and Adolescents |