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CPT Code for COVID-19 Testing Now a CLIA-Waived Test
COVID-19
7/30/2020
Important News about Women’s Health Services
COVID-19
7/29/2020
CCS Service Code Groupings Update for COVID-19 Services
HCPCS
7/21/2020
Extended Application Window for HHS Provider Relief Fund Distribution to Medi-Cal and California CHIP
COVID-19
7/20/2020
Suicide Prevention Screening Resource Now Available
COVID-19
7/20/2020
Fiscal Intermediary Technology Refresh Update
Enhancements & Operations
7/16/2020
24/7 Free Medi-Nurse Call Line Launches for COVID-19 Questions: (877) 409-9052
COVID-19
7/15/2020
July Online Training Sessions Being Offered for Providers
Outreach & Education
7/13/2020
Presumptive Eligibility Determinations Affected by Medi-Cal Provider Website Slowdowns
Enhancements & Operations
7/10/2020
New Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal Announcement and Outreach Schedule
Pharmacy
7/10/2020
New CPT® Code for COVID-19 Testing Added as a Medi-Cal Benefit
COVID-19
7/10/2020
Family PACT Retroactive Enrollments for Eligibility Transactions
Family PACT
7/10/2020
School District Provider Reimbursable Vaccines
Claims
7/7/2020
September 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
7/2/2020
Checkwrite, Supplemental Claims Payment Information and Electronic Remittance Update
Claims
7/1/2020
2020 Quarter 3 CPT and HCPCS Updates Not Yet Adopted
HCPCS
6/30/2020
July 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar Cancelled
Outreach & Education
6/29/2020
Implementation of New Every Woman Counts Data Entry Fields Postponed
Every Woman Counts
6/29/2020
Checkwrite Pending Budget Enactment
Billing
6/29/2020
Medi-Cal Provider Website Restored
Enhancements & Operations
6/22/2020
TAR Required for Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine for COVID-19 Treatment
COVID-19
6/19/2020
Updates to Medi-Cal Provider Website Latency
Enhancements & Operations
6/19/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Common Content and Locations
Enhancements & Operations
6/15/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Extended Replacement Downtime Scheduled
Enhancements & Operations
6/9/2020
Temporary EFT Deposit Delay
Claims
6/8/2020
Updated Every Woman Counts Covered Procedure Forms
Every Woman Counts
6/5/2020
August 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
6/5/2020
Fiscal Year Two-Week Checkwrite Hold for Specific Provider Payments
Billing
6/4/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Implementation Update and Helpful Reminders
Enhancements & Operations
6/3/2020
Upcoming Medi-Cal Rx Transition
Pharmacy
5/29/2020
EPC Delayed for Back-up Ventilator Codes
HCPCS
5/27/2020
New Policy Changes to the Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Program
COVID-19
5/22/2020
New COVID-19 Specimen Collection Rate
COVID-19
5/21/2020
MRI Breast Screening for Every Woman Counts Program
Every Woman Counts
5/15/2020
New Pharmacy Benefit and Six-Prescription Limit Temporarily Suspended
COVID-19
5/14/2020
Removed TAR Requirement for Select Cold/Cough and Acetaminophen Products
COVID-19
5/14/2020
New Presumptive Eligibility for COVID-19: Aid Code – V2
COVID-19
5/13/2020
COVID-19 Specimen Collection is a New Medi-Cal Benefit
COVID-19
5/12/2020
Additional Guidance on Presumptive Eligibility (PE) for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19
5/12/2020
COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing CPT and HCPCS Codes Updated
HCPCS
5/6/2020
Split-Bill Modifiers Added for Myocardial Imaging
Billing
5/5/2020
Second Update to NCCI Quarterly Update for January 2020
HCPCS
5/5/2020
Correction to Split-Billed Radiology Reimbursement Rate Policy
Rates
5/5/2020
July 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
5/4/2020
Substance Use Disorder Medication Flexibilities During COVID-19
Pharmacy
5/4/2020
CLIA Waived Status Available to Certified Providers for COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19
5/1/2020
Information for Indian Health Care Providers regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19
4/30/2020
Delay to the Contracted Drug List Article
Pharmacy
4/28/2020
Resuming California's Deferred and Preventive Health Care
COVID-19
4/28/2020
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code for Vaping-Related Disorders
Claims
4/28/2020
Medi-Cal Single Subscriber Eligibility Restored
DHCS Notice
4/27/2020
Temporary Suspension of In-Person Signature Requirement for Delivered Medications
Pharmacy
4/27/2020
Medi-Cal Rx Overview
Pharmacy
4/24/2020
May 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar Cancelled
Outreach & Education
4/24/2020
Notice to Providers Regarding the Special Billing of Zolgensma Claims
Billing
4/22/2020
New HCPCS codes for COVID-19 Diagnosis
COVID-19
4/22/2020
Family PACT Provider FAQs during COVID-19
Family PACT
4/20/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Implementation Postponed
Enhancements & Operations
4/20/2020
New CPT Codes for COVID-19 Anti-body Testing
COVID-19
4/17/2020
Family PACT Update: DMPA-SQ Administration Guidelines
Family PACT
4/14/2020
Implementation Delay for Split-Billed Radiology Services Rate Adjustment
Rates
4/14/2020
DMPA-SQ Administration Guidelines Update
Pharmacy
4/9/2020
Updated Rate for New COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing CPT Code 87635
Rates
4/8/2020
CCS Service Code Groupings Update
HCPCS
4/7/2020
Off-label and Investigational Drugs to Treat COVID-19
Pharmacy
4/7/2020
Faxed Pharmacy TAR Receipts
Pharmacy
4/7/2020
Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Now Medi-Cal Benefit
COVID-19
4/7/2020
June 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Training Webinars
Outreach & Education
4/2/2020
Update to Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Family PACT Providers
Family PACT
3/27/2020
Antihemophilic Factor VIII, Human, Koate Available Without a TAR
Billing
3/26/2020
Medi-Cal Fee-For-Service (FFS) Pharmacy Benefit Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities Relative to the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Pharmacy
3/26/2020
Family PACT: Virtual/Telephonic Communications
Family PACT
3/26/2020
Update to CPT® 2020 Pathology Codes
HCPCS
3/23/2020
Utilization Management for Family PACT Providers During Coronavirus
Family PACT
3/23/2020
Notice to Providers for the Cancellation of Upcoming Provider Seminars
Outreach & Education
3/20/2020
COVID-19 Lab Tests are New Medi-Cal Benefits
COVID-19
3/19/2020
TAR Requirement Removed for HCPCS Codes A4335 and A6250
Billing
3/17/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Implementation Postponed
Enhancements & Operations
3/17/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Noted Changes and Actions
Enhancements & Operations
3/11/2020
Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment Program: Additional Form Instructions
Forms
3/9/2020
Electronic SAR Now Supports Attachments
Claims
3/5/2020
May 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
3/5/2020
Updates to Processing Delays for Podiatry Claims
Claims
3/3/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website: Helpful Tips and First Steps
Enhancements & Operations
3/2/2020
New Provider Web Page Coming Soon to the New Medi-Cal Provider Website
Enhancements & Operations
2/26/2020
Every Woman Counts Income Eligibility Guidelines Update
Every Woman Counts
2/26/2020
Long Term Care Rates Schedule Update
Rates
2/25/2020
Medi-Cal Pharmacy Provider Self-Attestation Period Closing Soon
Pharmacy
2/25/2020
Implementation of Supplemental Payment Program for NEMT Services
Billing
2/24/2020
System Upgrades Scheduled for February 2020
Enhancements & Operations
2/14/2020
Processing Delays for Podiatry Claims
Claims
2/7/2020
April 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
2/6/2020
CalHealthCares Application Deadline and Final Webinar
DHCS Notice
2/3/2020
Implementation Delay for Restoring Podiatry Services as Benefit
Claims
1/30/2020
Medical Supply Billing Codes Are Not Yet Updated to DME Supply Billing Codes
Billing
1/30/2020
March 2020 Medi-Cal Seminar
Outreach & Education
1/27/2020
Claims with Telehealth Modifier 95 Erroneously Denied
Claims
1/27/2020
Adjustment of Laboratory Services Claims Due to Retroactive Rate Updates
Claims
1/21/2020
Medi-Cal Pharmacy Provider Self-Attestation Portal Now Open
Pharmacy
1/17/2020
March 5, 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
1/10/2020
Update to CCS and GHPP Drug/Nutritional Product Exceptions
Pharmacy
1/8/2020
New Medi-Cal Provider Website Nearing Completion
Enhancements & Operations
1/8/2020
Essure Permanent Birth Control Units Must be Returned by the End of 2019
Pharmacy
1/8/2020
AIDS Waiver Rate Update: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation HCPCS Code T2003
Claims
1/8/2020
February 2020 Medi-Cal Provider Seminar
Outreach & Education
1/7/2020
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