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The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) today announced it is seeking feedback on its draft “South Carolina Medicaid Quality Strategy.” The draft document is available here on SCDHHS’ website. The agency will collect public comments on the draft document until June 18, 2022.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) regularly offers free trainings to prospective and enrolled Healthy Connections Medicaid providers. Many of these trainings are available virtually. Information about the upcoming Healthy Connections Medicaid eLearning trainings for summer 2022 is listed below.

Medicaid eLearning Provider Workshops

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will operate on an updated schedule for Healthy Connections Medicaid claims submission and payments for one week in May 2022 to accommodate the state holiday observed May 10, 2022.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) regularly offers free trainings to prospective and enrolled Healthy Connections providers. Information about an upcoming training opportunity for spring 2022 is listed below.

Maximus Enrollment Training

In partnership with the state's contracted enrollment broker, Maximus, SCDHHS is offering virtual enrollment trainings. The trainings will take place each Friday in May 2022. The dates and times for the trainings are:

A South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid provider alert dated Feb. 24, 2022, announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host informational webinars for Medicaid-enrolled providers related to the administration of its Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host informational webinars for Medicaid-enrolled providers related to the administration of its Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) program. PERM measures and reports a national improper payment rate for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to comply with the requirements of the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) of 2019. Each state takes part in the PERM program once every three years as part of the selected cycle.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the enrollment application fee amount for calendar year 2022 will be $631. This fee is required with any applicable Healthy Connections Medicaid provider enrollment application.