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Medicaid Policy Bulletins 2006

Policy Bulletins

This page contains policy bulletins issued in 2006. 

For other years of approved Medicaid Policy Bulletins, click here. 

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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

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

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

August 14, 2006

MSA 06-57

Long Term Care Facility Proportionate Share Pool

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