Bulletins
Post date: 06/01/2015 - 9:55am
Effective Oct. 1, 2015, claims submitted to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) must include the ICD-10 diagnosis or procedure codes for any claim with a date of service or date of discharge on or after Oct. 1, 2015.
Tags: All Providers, ICD-10
Post date: 05/26/2015 - 9:58am
This policy applies only to the S.C. Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) benefit.
Post date: 05/26/2015 - 9:52am
Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2015, trained staff in a primary care setting must begin billing Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 99188 on the CMS-1500 form when applying fluoride varnish.
Tags: All Categories
Post date: 05/22/2015 - 9:16am
Effective July 1, 2015, SCDHHS will no longer require incontinence supply providers to obtain a Medicaid Certificate of Medical Necessity (MCMN) (Form DME001) for gloves provided to Healthy Connections Medicaid members enrolled in the Community Support Waiver, Head and Spinal Cord Injury Waiver and Intellectual Disabilities/Related Disabilities Waiver.
Post date: 05/22/2015 - 9:11am
Effective with dates of service on or after July 1, 2015, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will carve out coverage for medications used to treat Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) from the Managed Care Organization (MCO) benefit.
Post date: 05/06/2015 - 11:11am
SCDHHS no longer requires a physical examination during an initial Family Planning visit in order to prescribe hormonal contraception.
Tags: Physicians
Post date: 04/22/2015 - 12:54pm
Members 0-21 years old are eligible to submit requests for ASD services, including members currently on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) Waiver waiting list as well as those whose PDD Waiver services have expired.
Tags: EPSDT Screening Clinics
Post date: 04/20/2015 - 2:41pm
Providers enrolled in the South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid program must have their enrollment revalidated by SCDHHS on or before March 25, 2016.
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 04/13/2015 - 7:12pm
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will implement the following changes to the Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services (RBHS) policy. These changes apply to fee for service RBHS only and are effective May 1, 2015, unless otherwise specified in this bulletin.
Post date: 03/31/2015 - 4:47pm
Effective January 1, 2015, SCDHHS added Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 96127 to break out the services of emotional and behavioral assessments from developmental screening reported with CPT code 96110.
Post date: 03/13/2015 - 12:38pm
On Feb. 20, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) released a bulletin on changes to the Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services (RBHS) policy, effective March 1, 2015. These changes, which only apply to fee for service, include medical necessity and prior authorizations, staff credentials, staff to client ratio, frequency limits and reimbursement rates and modifier changes.
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 03/02/2015 - 3:24pm
Changes to Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers (FQHCs) enrollment and claims submission criteria.
Tags: Medical Clinics
Post date: 02/20/2015 - 7:20pm
Effective March 1, 2015, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will implement the following changes to the Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services (RBHS) policy. These changes apply to fee for service RBHS only.
Post date: 02/13/2015 - 4:11pm
Effective immediately, the following codes are now billable under the Healthy Connections Checkup (Checkup) colorectal cancer screening benefit. These services are available once every 10 years for patients 50-75 years old. An FP modifier must be appended to the following Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes.
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 02/06/2015 - 3:28pm
Effective immediately the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is imposing a moratorium on the enrollment of Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services providers.
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 02/04/2015 - 10:33am
On July 3, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration issued updated guidance in regards to hydroxyprogesterone caproate.
Post date: 01/27/2015 - 1:40pm
New Billing Procedure Code for Child and Adolescent Level of Care Utilization System (CALOCUS) &
Procedure Code Change for Initial Assessment
Post date: 01/16/2015 - 10:03am
SCDHHS’ payment for dual-eligible (Medicaid and Medicare) members is equal to the allowed amount minus the Medicare payment or the sum of the Coinsurance, Deductible and Blood Deductible (up to three units), whichever is less.
Post date: 12/18/2014 - 12:44pm
Effective on or after January 1, 2015, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will update its Disease Management program to include sickle cell disease. Sickle Cell Disease Management (SCDM) is available to Medicaid eligible individuals determined to have a confirmed diagnosis of sickle cell disease as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and are not simultaneously receiving Targeted Case Management or any other coordination/management service for sickle cell disease.
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 12/08/2014 - 11:43am
Medicaid Basics, Comprehensive Web Tool, Overview of Third Party Liability and Overview of Claim-level Adjustments.
Tags: Training Opportunities
Post date: 12/01/2014 - 4:17pm
Dental health is a key part of improving and maintaining your health. The health of your teeth and gums can affect the health of the rest of your body.
Tags: Dental
Post date: 12/01/2014 - 9:38am
Effective January 1, 2013, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) implemented a portion of the final rule under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that increased Medicaid reimbursements for evaluation, management and immunization procedure codes for two years. The increase applied to both fee-for-service (FFS) and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs).
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 11/17/2014 - 3:50pm
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will add Intensive Family Services (IFS) to the Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services Manual and the Licensed Independent Practitioners Rehabilitative Services Manual effective January 1, 2015.
Post date: 11/14/2014 - 9:11am
Effective January 1, 2015 the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will implement a Claim Reconsideration Policy.
Tags: All Providers
Post date: 11/13/2014 - 4:45pm
1. Discontinue the requirement of the FORM 255
2. Relocate the Psychological Testing and Evaluation policy to the RBHS section of the manual
Tags: All Providers
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