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2013 Medicaid Policy Bulletins
This page contains policy bulletins issued in 2013.
For other years of approved Medicaid policy bulletins, click here.
For Notices of Proposed Policy, click here.
For Provider "L" Letters, click here. (Provider "L" letters do not represent promulgated policy and are provided to communicate new developments, information, policy clarifications, etc.)
Archived Proposed Medicaid Policy Distributed for Public Comment and Consultation Summaries
Archived proposed Medicaid policy distributed for public comment and consultation summaries are available electronically upon request. If you would like to view historical versions of proposed Medicaid policy that were released for public comment or you would like to obtain a consultation summary of any bulletin, e-mail msadraftpolicy@michigan.gov with your request. Please identify the project number of the proposed Medicaid policy or consultation summary if known. If this information is unknown, reference the month, year, and subject of the bulletin or the consultation summary in your request. The documents will be e-mailed to you.
NOTE: Comments will not be accepted for proposed Medicaid policy after the public comment period has closed.
Issue Date | Bulletin Number |
Subject |
December 20, 2013 | MSA 13-54 |
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Updates |
December 23, 2013 | MSA 13-52 |
Annual Reduction in Medicaid Hospice Payment Rates for Hospices Reported as Non-Compliant with the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) |
December 23, 2013 | MSA 13-51 |
Revisions to Orthodontic Policy |
December 23, 2013 | MSA 13-50 |
Rural Access Pool |
December 2, 2013 | MSA 13-49 |
Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Reduction Factor |
November 26, 2013 | MSA 13-48 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; ICD-10 Project Update |
November 26, 2013 | MSA 13-46 |
Update on Enrollment of Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS)/Medicaid Beneficiaries into Medicaid Health Plans (MHP), MHP Exclusion of Beneficiaries Authorized for Private Duty Nursing (PDN) |
November 26, 2013 | MSA 13-45 |
Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Grouper Update, DRG Rate Update, Rehabilitation Per Diem Rate Update |
December 2, 2013 | MSA 13-44 |
Medicaid Cost Sharing (Co-Payment) Exemptions |
November 26, 2013 | MSA 13-43 |
Claim Void Process, Subrogation and Billing Beneficiaries |
November 26, 2013 | MSA 13-42 |
Standards of Coverage and Prior Authorization Requirements for Genetic Testing |
October 1, 2013 | MSA 13-41 |
Dental Implants and Adjunctive Services |
August 30, 2013 | MSA 13-38 |
Social Security Number Exemption |
August 30, 2013 | MSA 13-35 |
Affordable Care Act Changes for Medicaid |
August 30, 2013 | MSA 13-34 |
Telemedicine |
August 29, 2013 | MSA 13-40 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Beneficiary Monitoring Program; ICD-10 Project Update |
August 29, 2013 | MSA 13-39 |
Electronic Distribution of Provider Bulletins and L Letters |
August 29, 2013 | MSA 13-37 |
Change in Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Private Duty Nursing (PDN), From Hourly to 15-Minute Increments |
August 29, 2013 | MSA 13-36 |
New Information Modifier for School Based Services |
August 29, 2013 | MSA 13-33 |
Claims Processing Guidance for Implementing the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) |
August 29, 2013 | MSA 13-31 |
Medicaid-Approved Settings for Outpatient Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT); Orthoptics and/or Pleoptics Training Requirements; Replacement of Contact Lenses |
August 26, 2013 | MSA 13-32 |
Hospital Credit Balance Refund Process |
August 23, 2013 | MSA 13-30 |
Healthy Kids Dental Contract Expansion |
August 23, 2013 | MSA 13-29 |
Licensure Requirements for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) |
August 5, 2013 | MSA 13-27 |
Health Insurance Program (HIP) of Michigan Enrollment |
August 2, 2013 | MSA 13-28 |
Correction to Bulletin MSA 13-14 |
August 2, 2013 | MSA 13-26 |
Prospective Payment System Rate for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) |
August 2, 2013 | MSA 13-25 |
Electronic Health Records (EHR) Eligibility Update |
July 1, 2013 | MSA 13-24 | Clarification of Autism Services Benefit |
July 1, 2013 | MSA 13-23 | July 2013 HCPCS Code Updates |
July 1, 2013 | MSA 13-22 | Nursing Facility Reimbursement of Interest for Working Capital Loans |
July 1, 2013 | MSA 13-21 | Endodontic Retreatment Codes and Clarification of Pre-Diagnostic Service Codes |
June 1, 2013 | MSA 13-20 | Update of the Interim Payment Schedule |
June 1, 2013 | MSA 13-19 | Home Health Agency Face-to-Face Encounter Requirement for Initial Certification |
June 1, 2013 | MSA 13-18 | Affordable Care Act (ACA) Operating Rules for HIPAA Transactions - Eligibility 270/271 and Health Claim Status 276/277 |
June 1, 2013 | MSA 13-17 | Provider Enrollment Application Fees and Ordering/Referring and Attending Provider Requirements |
June 1, 2013 | MSA 13-16 | Nursing Facility Historical Review of Survey Performance for Medicaid Bed Certification and Medicaid Enrollment |
June 1, 2013 | MSA 13-15 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Supplemental Bulletin List; Injectable Carve-out; Beneficiary Monitoring Program; ICD-10 Project Update |
May 1, 2013 | MSA 13-14 | Nursing Facility Plan Cost Certification Submission Requirements |
May 1, 2013 | MSA 13-13 | Federally Qualified Health Centers Coverage of Behavioral Health Services |
April 1, 2013 | MSA 13-12 | Rescinding Bulletin MSA 11-50 |
April 1, 2013 | MSA 13-11 | Add New Service and Revise Policy Limitation on Respite Services for the Children's Waiver Program (CWP); Revision of Eligibility Criteria and Add New Service for the Waiver for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SEDW) |
April 1, 2013 | MSA 13-10 | Coverage of Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillators |
March 1, 2013 | MSA 13-09 | Coverage of Autism Services |
March 1, 2013 | MSA 13-08 | Post-Stabilization Authorization Determinations |
March 1, 2013 | MSA 13-07 | Beneficiary Monitoring Program (BMP) |
March 1, 2013 | MSA 13-06 | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Guidelines for Children in Foster Care |
March 1, 2013 | MSA 13-05 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Coding Updates; ICD-10 Project Update; ListServe Communications |
March 1, 2013 | MSA 13-04 | Changes to the Evaluation, Prescription and Fitting of Contact Lenses |
February 15, 2013 | MSA 13-03 | Adult Benefits Waiver Enrollment |
February 15, 2013 | MSA 13-02 | Establishment of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Rural Access Pool |
January 25, 2013 | MSA 13-01 | Correction to Effective Date for Bulletin MSA 12-64 |
January 15, 2013 | MSA 12-71 | Certification of Medical Necessity for Nonemergency Ambulance Transports |