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The following are provider letters issued in 2020.
|
Letter Number |
Issue Date |
Subject |
Distribution |
| L 20-68 | November 30, 2020 | Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Reimbursement Change | Select Providers |
| L 20-70 | November 4, 2020 | Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) COVID-19 Response: Level of Care Determination (LOCD) End Date Extensions Phase III | Nursing Facilities, MI Choice, PACE Providers, and MI Health Link Providers |
| L 20-69 | November 2, 2020 | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Fall 2020 | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-67 | October 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Premium Pay | Home Help Agency Providers, PIHPs, CMHSPs, ICOs, and MI Choice Waiver Agencies |
| L 20-66 | October 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Premium Pay Extended Through December 31, 2020 | Home Help Individual Providers |
| L 20-63 | October 28, 2020 | Reimbursement for Pediatric Psychiatric Services | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-65 | October 21, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-62 | October 21, 2020 | Phase 3 Update on Federal COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund | All Providers |
| L 20-59 | October 20, 2020 | Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) COVID-19 Response for Skilled Nursing Providers: Level of Care Determination (LOCD) Door 0 | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-56 | September 25, 2020 | Clarification on CLS Services Delivered in Unlicensed Settings. | Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPS) and Community Mental Health Service Providers (CMHSPs) |
| L 20-54 | September 21, 2020 | Extending the Deadline to Comply with the Federal Home and Community-Based Settings Requirement | MI Choice Waiver agencies and PIHPs/CMHSPs |
| L 20-55 | September 4, 2020 | COVID-19 Pregnant Women Dental Extension Notice and Reminder of Bulletin MSA 18-18 - Managed Care Dental Service Eligibility for Pregnant Women | All Providers |
| L 20-58 | September 3, 2020 | Adjustments on the Nursing Facility (NF) Medicaid Cost Report for Grants and Gifts That Are Not from an Endowment | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-57 | September 3, 2020 | Graduate Medical Education (GME) Pool Amount | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-52 | August 25, 2020 | Premium Pay-Nursing Facilities | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-53 | August 18, 2020 | Update on Federal COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund | All Providers |
| L 20-33 | August 13, 2020 | Guidance on Well Child Visits and Telemedicine | All Providers |
| L 20-50 | August 13, 2020 | Medicaid Health Plan (MHP) Dispensing Fee – Independent Pharmacies | Pharmacies, Medicaid Health Plans |
| L 20-44 | August 4, 2020 | COVID-19 - Nursing Facility (NF) Guidance | Nursing Facilities, Medicaid Health Plans, Hospice, Integrated Care Organizations, Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) |
| L 20-48 | August 3, 2020 | Section 1915(c) MI Health Link Waiver | MI Health Link Stakeholders |
| L 20-51 | July 31, 2020 | State Plan Amendment (SPA) Submission to Reflect Required Maternity Outpatient Medical Services (MOMS) Program Benefit Changes | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-49 | July 30, 2020 | Notice of Intent to Submit a State Plan Amendment (SPA) on Outcomes-Based Contract Arrangements with Drug Manufacturers | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-47 | July 30, 2020 | Notice of Intent to Submit Traditional State Plan and Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) Amendments to Allow Non-Physician Practitioners to Order Home Health Services and Durable Medical Equipment | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-46 | July 30, 2020 | Intent to Submit an Amendment Application for the Section 1915(c) MI Health Link Waiver | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-45 | July 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Premium Pay Extended Through September 30, 2020 | Home Help Individual Providers |
| L 20-42 | July 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Premium Pay | All Providers, Centers for Independent Living |
| L 20-41 | July 28, 2020 | Notice to Provide Form 1099-MISC to Beneficiaries who Transport Themselves and Individuals with a Vested Interest who Transport Beneficiaries | Select Providers |
| L 20-43 | July 9, 2020 | Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) COVID-19 Response: Level of Care Determination (LOCD) End Date Extensions Phase II | Nursing Facilities, MI Choice Providers, PACE Providers, MI Health Link Providers |
| L 20-31 | July 9, 2020 | Reimbursement for Dental Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | Dentists, Dental Clinics, Dental Health Plans, Medicaid Health Plans, Integrated Care Organizations,Federally Qualified Health Centers, Tribal Health Centers, Local Health Departments |
| L 20-37 | July 7, 2020 | Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Applications | All Providers |
| L 20-38 | July 1, 2020 | Notice of Intent to Submit a Section 1915(b)(4) Waiver Renewal Application for the Healthy Kids Dental Program | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-40 | June 29, 2020 | Medicaid Targeted Distribution Funding for COVID-19 | All Providers |
| L 20-36 | June 29, 2020 | Nursing Facility Quality Measure Initiative Resident Satisfaction Survey Data | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-39 | June 25, 2020 | Provider Monitoring Requirements During COVID-19 Pandemic | MI Choice Waiver Agencies |
| L 20-17 | June 3, 2020 | Increasing Assessment and Treatment for Medicaid Recipients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) |
Hospitals, Outpatient Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), Rural Health Centers (RHC), Tribal Health Centers (THC), Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHP), Community Mental Health Service Providers (CMHSP), Pharmacies, Local Health Departments (LHD), Practitioners
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| L 20-34 | June 1, 2020 | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Response to Address COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-32 | May 21, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Federal and Michigan-Specific COVID-19 Reporting Requirements in EMResource for Skilled Nursing Facilities | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-28 | May 12, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Premium Pay | All Providers, Centers for Independent Living |
| L 20-19 | May 1, 2020 | Level of Care Determination (LOCD) End Date Extensions Due to COVID-19 | Nursing Facilities, MI Choice, PACE, MI Health Link |
| L 20-26 | May 1, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: 2020 Home Help Rate Increases | Home Help Individual Providers |
| L 20-27 | May 1, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Premium Pay | All Providers, Centers for Independent Living |
| L 20-18 | April 30, 2020 | Implementation of a Single Preferred Drug List (PDL) | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-23 | April 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Completion of Assessments for Nursing Facility Transition Services | Centers for Independent Living & MI Choice Waiver Agencies |
| L 20-25 | April 23, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Skilled Nursing Facilities Reporting Requirements | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-11 | April 22, 2020 | Michigan's Revised Statewide Transition Plan for Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs | MI Choice and MI Health Link Waiver Programs and CMHSPs |
| L 20-24 | April 20, 2020 | COVID-19 Response: Skilled Nursing Facilities | Nursing Facilities |
| L 20-20 | March 26, 2020 | Medicaid Pharmacy Flexibilities in Response to COVID-19 Emergency to Facilitate Early Refills and Mailing Medications | Pharmacies, Practitioners, Clinics, Outpatient Hospitals |
| L 20-14 | March 17, 2020 | Hospice Reimbursement Rate Update | Hospice Providers |
| L 20-16 | March 17, 2020 | Covered Services related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | All Providers |
| L 20-15 | March 13, 2020 | Removal of Copayment for Drugs Used to Treat Substance Use Disorder (Including Tobacco Use Disorder) | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-12 | March 4. 2020 | Notice of April 22, 2020, Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies Medicaid Provider Liaison Meeting | Durable Medical Equipment Providers |
| L 20-09 | March 4, 2020 | School Based Services FY20 Bill-back | School Based Services Providers |
| L 20-06 | February 21, 2020 | MSA-1904 Home Help Agency Invoice Frequently Asked Questions | Home Help Agency Providers |
| L 20-08 | February 20, 2020 | Flint Michigan Section 1115 Waiver Extension | Flint Waiver Stakeholders |
| L 20-04 | February 19, 2020 | Opioid Health Home (OHH) Expansion | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-03 | February 14, 2020 | Behavioral Health Home (BHH) Optimization and Expansion | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-05 | January 29, 2020 | Removal of Copayment for Drugs Used to Counteract Opioid Overdose | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-02 | January 23, 2020 | Reimbursement for Pediatric Psychiatrist Services | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 20-01 | January 14, 2020 | Reimbursement for Neonatal Services | Tribal Chairs and Health Directors |
| L 19-42 | January 2, 2020 | Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP) Work Requirements Update | All Providers |
| /documents/mdhhs/Numbered_Letter_L_20-19-LOCD-COVID-19-Final_689219_7.pdf |
| /documents/mdhhs/L_20-65-SNF_705641_7.pdf |