Policy Bulletins
This page contains policy bulletins issued in 2006.
For other years of approved Medicaid Policy Bulletins, click here.
For Notices of Proposed Policy, click here
| Issue Date | Bulletin Number |
Subject |
| December 28, 2006 | MSA 06-85 | GME Pool Size Reduction and Adjusted FTEs Methodological Update |
| December 2006 | MSA 06-84 | Billing Time Span Revision for Lancets, Blood Glucose Strips, and Calibrator Solution/Chips |
| December 15, 2006 | MSA 06-83 | Adjustments to Public Physicians |
| December 8, 2006 | MSA 06-82 | OPPS and Hospital-Owned Ambulance Services |
| December 1, 2006 | MSA 06-81 | January 1, 2007 Procedure Code Updates and New Coverage of Existing HCPCS Code 76514 |
| December 1, 2006 | MSA 06-80 | DRG Grouper, DRG Rate, and Per Diem Rate Updates |
| December 2006 | MSA 06-79 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual |
| December 1, 2006 | MSA 06-78 | Licensure of Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dealer Enrollment Requirements |
| November 15, 2006 | MSA 06-77 | Change to CSHCS Payment Agreement Policy |
| November 15, 2006 | MSA 06-76 | Physician Assistant Orders for Physical Therapy |
| November 1, 2006 | MSA 06-75 | Reporting Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) |
| November 1, 2006 | MSA 06-71 | Change to CSHCS Travel Policy |
| October 2006 | MSA 06-74 | Sanctioned Providers |
| October 16, 2006 | MSA 06-73 | NPI Transition Plans for Medicaid FFS Providers; Reporting Type of Bill Codes, Taxonomy Codes, and 9-Digit Zip Codes; 835 Remittance Advice and NPI |
| October 11, 2006 | MSA 06-72 | Implementation Delay of October 2006 Quarterly HCPCS for Power Mobility Devices |
| October 1, 2006 | MSA 06-70 | Personal Care Supplemental Increase |
| October 1, 2006 | MSA 06-69 | Rate Revisions for Enteral Formula and Blood Glucose Strips |
| October 1, 2006 | MSA 06-68 | Change in Reimbursement of Psychotropic Injectable Drugs for ABW Beneficiaries |
| September 20, 2006 | MSA 06-67 | Correction to Core Based Statistical Area Indices for Hospice Services |
| September 1, 2006 | MSA 06-66 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual |
| September 1, 2006 | MSA 06-65 | Increased Fee Screens for Preventative Medicine Visits and Specific Newborn Care Codes |
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September 1, 2006 |
MSA 06-64 | Sanctioned Providers Monthly Update |
| September 1, 2006 | MSA 06-63 | October 2006 Quarterly HCPCS Update, New Coverage of Existing HCPCS and CPT Codes of Q4079 and 90649 |
| September 1, 2006 | MSA 06-62 | Home Help Provider Wage Increase |
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September 1, 2006 |
MSA 06-61 | Core Based Statistical Area Indicies for Hospice Services |
| September 1, 2006 | MSA 06-60 | MI Authenticare Claim Corrections |
| September 1, 2006 | MSA 06-59 | Plan First! Medication Coverage |
| August 16, 2006 | MSA 06-58 | Disproportionate Share Hospitals and Medicaid Access to Care Initiative Update |
| August 16, 2006 | MSA 06-56 | Related or Chain Organization Cost Allocation |
| August 16, 2006 | MSA 06-55 | Swing Beds Rate Determination Methodology |
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August 14, 2006 |
Long Term Care Facility Proportionate Share Pool |
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August 1, 2006 |
MSA 06-54 | Rate Restoration and Quality Assurance Assessment Program (QAAP) Participation for Class III Publicly-Owned Nursing Facilities |
| August 1, 2006 | MSA 06-53 | Adult Benefits Waiver Enrollment |
| August 1, 2006 | MSA 06-52 | Elimination of Activity Codes and Enhanced Reimbursement for SPMP |
| August 1, 2006 | MSA 06-51 | Non-Authorization of Care in a VDCU if a Facility has a Survey Citation of Actual Harm, and New Policy on Medicaid Enrollment as a VDCU, and Additional VDCU Beds |
| July 17, 2006 | MSA 06-50 | Clarification on Extended Observation Beds/Crisis Observation Care |
| July 17, 2006 | MSA 06-48 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy Changes |
| July 15, 2006 | MSA 06-49 | Coverage of Services Provided by Anesthesiologist Assistants |
| July 1, 2006 | MSA 06-47 | Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| July 1, 2006 | MSA 06-46 | Inpatient Hospital Payment Reduction |
| July 1, 2006 | MSA 06-45 | Health Care Eligibility Policy Manual |
| July 1, 2006 | MSA 06-44 | Plan First! Family Planning Waiver Clarification |
| June 2006 | MSA 06-43 | Sanctioned Providers Monthly Update |
| June 2006 | MSA 06-42 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual |
| June 15, 2006 | MSA-06-41 | Glomerular Filtration Rate Reporting |
| June 1, 2006 | MSA 06-37 | "Plan First!" Family Planning Waiver |
| June 1, 2006 | MSA 06-32 | Annual Statewide Post-Discharge Utilization Review |
| June 1, 2006 | MSA 06-40 | Establishing Rates to HCPCS Codes Manually Priced; Rate Revision for Oxygen Concentrator; Revision of Coverage and Payment Rules for Osteogenesis Stimulators; New Coverage of HCPCS Code E2219 - Manual Wheelchair Foam Caster Tire; New Payment Rules for Continuous Passive Motion Device; HCPCS 2006 - July Quarterly Updates |
| June 1, 2006 | MSA 06-39 | Vision Billing Clarifications |
| June 1, 2006 | MSA 06-38 | Contractual Adjustments |
| June 1, 2006 | MSA 06-35 | Criminal History Background Check |
| May 24, 2006 | MSA 06-36 | Correction to Policy Bulletin MSA 06-18 (Speech Generating Device Prior Authorization Requests) |
| May 22, 2006 | MSA 06-34 | Clarification on Medicaid's Coverage of Home Infusion Services Associated with Administration of Medicare Part D Drug(s) to Dually Eligible Medicaid and Medicare Beneficiaries |
| May 2006 | MSA 06-33 | Sanctioned Providers |
| May 1, 2006 | MSA 06-31 | Adult Benefits Waiver Enrollment |
| May 1, 2006 | MSA 06-30 | Public Dental Clinic Enhanced Reimbursement Rate |
| May 1, 2006 | MSA 06-29 | Accreditation (Private Duty Nursing) |
| April 27, 2006 | MSA 06-26 | Medicaid Health Plan Disenrollment |
| April 17, 2006 | MSA 06-28 | Asset Limits for Group 2 Caretaker Relatives and Group 2 Persons Under Age 21 |
| April 17, 2006 | MSA 06-27 | Deletion of HCPCS Codes Q3019 and Q3020 |
| April 12, 2006 | MSA 06-25 | Healthy Kids Dental Contract Expansion |
| April 6, 2006 | MSA 06-24 | Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS)/MIChild |
| April 1, 2006 | MSA 06-23 | Correction of Mandatory List of Incontinent Items That Must Be Obtained Through J & B Medical (MDCH Volume Purchase Contractor) |
| April 1, 2006 | MSA 06-05 | MI Choice Program Waiting List Policy; Telephone Intake Guidelines Clarification |
| April 1, 2006 | MSA 06-22 | Medicaid Coverage for Telemedicine Services |
| April 1, 2006 | MSA 06-21 | Implementation of the ADA 2002 Claim Form; Addition of Alveoloplasty Section in Dental Chapter |
| April 1, 2006 | MSA 06-20 | Clarification on the Reporting of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Numbers |
| April 1, 2006 | MSA 06-18 | MSA-115 Prior Authorization Form Changes; Speech Generating Device (SGD) Prior Authorization Criteria Changes |
| March 20, 2006 | MSA 06-17 | Beneficiary Co-Payments |
| March 15, 2006 | MSA 06-19 | Beneficiary Bad Debt |
| March 1, 2006 | MSA 06-16 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual |
| March 2006 | MSA 06-13 | Sanctioned Providers (Monthly Update) |
| March 1, 2006 | MSA 06-15 | DRG Grouper Update; DRG Rate Update; Per Diem Rate Rebase |
| March 1, 2006 | MSA 06-14 | Graduate Medical Education (GME) Pools Size Reduction |
| March 1, 2006 | MSA 06-12 | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Standardization |
| March 1, 2006 | MSA 06-11 | Hearing Aid Coverage, and Billing Clarifications and Changes |
| March 1, 2006 | MSA 06-08 | Objective Hearing and Vision Screening Policy and Billing; Blood Lead Analysis Clarification |
| February 27, 2006 | MSA 06-10 | Electronic Home Office Cost Statement |
| February 13, 2006 | MSA 06-09 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy Changes |
| February 2006 | MSA 06-07 | Medicare Part B Crossover Claims |
| February 1, 2006 | MSA 06-06 | Change in Program that Authorizes Private Duty Nursing for Non-Waiver Beneficiaries or Beneficiaries Not Currently Receiving Services Through a Waiver |
| January 10, 2006 | MSA 06-04 | Correction to Modifiers for Children's Waiver Vacation Respite Services by RN or LPN |
| January 2006 | MSA 06-03 | Sanctioned Providers (Monthly Update) |
| December 29, 2005 | MSA 06-02 | Termination of Sexual or Erectile Dysfunction Drug Coverage |