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This page contains policy bulletins issued in 2014.
For other years of approved Medicaid policy bulletins, click here.
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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 29, 2014 | MSA 14-66 |
Medicaid Health Plan Exclusion of Beneficiaries Receiving Metabolic Formula |
| December 29, 2014 | MSA 14-65 |
Revisions to the Billing Instructions for Multiple Transports on the Same Date of Service |
| December 29, 2014 | MSA 14-64 |
MI Choice Waiting List Removal Reasons |
| December 29, 2014 | MSA 14-63 |
Healthy Michigan Plan Behavioral Health Benefit |
| December 29, 2014 | MSA 14-62 |
2015 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Updates |
| December 29, 2014 | MSA 14-57 |
MI Health Link Program |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-61 |
Practitioner Reimbursement Update |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-60 |
Expansion of the Breast Pump Policy |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-59 |
Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Grouper Update, DRG Rate Update, Rehabilitation Per Diem Rate Update, Birth Weigh Reporting, Prospective Capital, All Patient Refined DRG (APR-DRG) Notification |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-58 |
Provider Enrollment and Service Verification |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-56 |
Concurrent Hospice and Curative Care for Children |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-55 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; ICD-10 Project Update; Medicaid Code and Rate Reference; Clarification of Bulletin MSA 13-43; Document Management Portal in the Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System (CHAMPS) |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-54 |
Medicaid Policy Updates |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-53 |
Update to the Nursing Facility Coverages Chapter on Hospital Swing Beds |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-52 |
Non-emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) for Beneficiaries with a Change of Enrollment Status |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-51 |
Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulance Surgical Center Reduction Factor Updates |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-50 |
Billing for Services Performed by Reference Laboratories Under Arrangements with Enrolled Hospital Laboratories |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-49 |
Children's Multi-Disciplinary Specialty (CMDS) Clinics |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-48 |
Federally Qualified Health Centers Reimbursement Methodology |
| December 1, 2014 | MSA 14-36 |
Rebilling Medically Inappropriate or Unnecessary Inpatient Hospital Admissions, Hospital Utilization Review Committee Audits, and the Two-Midnight Rule for Inpatient Admissions |
| October 31, 2014 | MSA 14-47 |
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Dental Periodicity Schedule |
| October 9, 2014 | MSA 14-45 |
Healthy Michigan Plan Chronic Condition Copay Exemption Change |
| October 9, 2014 | MSA 14-30 |
Addition of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter to the Medicaid Provider Manual |
| October 1, 2014 | MSA 14-44 |
Changes to Coverage of Blood Glucose Testing Supplies |
| October 1, 2014 | MSA 14-42 |
New Class I Nursing Facility Rate Relief Criterion |
| September 2, 2014 | MSA 14-40 |
Excludable Convictions for Medicaid Home Help Program Personal Care Service Providers |
| August 29, 2014 | MSA 14-39 |
Healthy Michigan Plan Provider Policy |
| August 28, 2014 | MSA 14-38 |
Institutional Status of Juveniles |
| August 28, 2014 | MSA 14-37 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; ICD-10 Project Update; New Coverage of Existing Code; Discontinuing Coverage of Existing Codes; Provider Portal; Nursery Related Revenue Codes; Pre-Admission Diagnostic Services; MIChild Eligibility Manual |
| August 29, 2014 | MSA 14-35 |
Verification of Eligibility for Medicaid |
| August 28, 2014 | MSA 14-34 |
Inpatient Hospital Claim Requirements for Newborns |
| August 28, 2014 | MSA 14-33 |
Healthy Kids Dental Contract Expansion |
| August 28, 2014 | MSA 14-32 |
Rate Increase for Obstetrical Services |
| July 31, 2014 | MSA 14-31 |
Personal Care Provider Criminal History Screening |
| July 31, 2014 | MSA 14-29 |
Establishment of a New Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Pool |
| July 3, 2014 | MSA 14-28 |
Extension of the Plan First! Family Planning Waiver |
| July 1, 2014 | MSA 14-27 |
New MI Choice Intake Guidelines |
| July 1, 2014 | MSA 14-26 |
MI Choice Chapter Revisions |
| July 1, 2014 | MSA 14-25 |
Revised Coverage of Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillators |
| July 1, 2014 | MSA 14-24 |
Changes to the Benefits Monitoring Program (BMP) |
| May 30, 2014 | MSA 14-23 |
Introduction of Health Homes in Selected Counties of Grand Traverse, Manistee and Washtenaw |
| May 29, 2014 | MSA 14-22 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Program Updates; ICD-10 Project Update; New Coverage of Existing Code; Discontinuing Coverage of Existing Codes; Habilitative Services for the Healthy Michigan Plan; Emergency Ambulance Transportation; Public ACts 64 thru 78 of 2014; Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Related Eligibility Policy Manual. |
| May 29, 2014 | MSA 14-21 |
Realignment of Michigan Department of Education SE-4094/State Plan Line Numbers |
| May 29, 2014 | MSA 14-19 |
Outpatient Uncompensated Care Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Pool Increase |
| May 29, 2014 | MSA 14-15 |
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Innovations Grant |
| May 1, 2014 | MSA 14-18 |
Effective Date and Retroactive Coverage for Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) Clients |
| May 1, 2014 | MSA 14-17 |
Conversion of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center payment from a Medicaid funded payment to a CHIP funded payment |
| May 1, 2014 | MSA 14-16 |
Revisions to the Mental Health/Substance Abuse Chapters of the Medicaid Provider Manual, Assertive Community Treatment Program Section |
| April 15, 2014 | MSA 14-14 |
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) |
| March 4, 2014 | MSA 14-13 |
Correction to bulletin MSA 14-09 |
| February 28, 2014 | MSA 14-12 |
Phase-Out of the Plan First! Family Planning Waiver |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-11 |
Healthy Michigan Plan |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-10 |
Institutional Status |
| February 28, 2014 | MSA 14-09 |
Transportation Policy Clarification |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-08 |
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Policy Changes |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-07 |
Implementation of Updated Paper Claim Forms |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-06 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; ICD-10 Project Update; and Document Management Portal in CHAMPS |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-05 |
Physician Injectable Drug Coverage Policy Update and Clarification |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-04 |
Inpatient Copayment Policy |
| February 27, 2014 | MSA 14-03 |
Healthy Michigan Plan Eligibility Criteria |
| January 30, 2014 | MSA 14-02 |
Cost Reporting & Reimbursement Appendix -Penalty Taxes Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| January 30, 2014 | MSA 14-01 |
Discontinuation of Room and Board Reimbursement to Hospice Residence Facilities with Licensed-Only Nursing Facility Beds |