The following information that may be of interest to PCPA members has been added to the "What’s New?" section of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Office of Medical Assistance Programs web site (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/news/omapnews.asp):
Medical Assistance (MA) Bulletins
- Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule Procedure Code Change (www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/Bulletins/003673169.aspx?BulletinDetailId=1459)
- Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule Procedure Code Changes for Medical Rehabilitation Units of General Hospitals and Rehabilitation Hospitals (www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/Bulletins/003673169.aspx?BulletinDetailId=1460)
Remittance Advice (RA) Alerts/PROMISe Banner Pages
- Physical Health Managed Care Recovery (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA051506a.asp)
- HealthChoices Northeast Behavioral Health (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA052206.asp)
- 5004 Recovery – Inpatient Hospital (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA061206.asp)
- Medicare Part B Crossover Providers (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA062606.asp)
- Discontinuance of 5 Day Emergency Supply of Part D Drugs (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA062606a.asp)
Other
- New Procedures for Reimbursement of Emergency Supply of Part D Drugs (www.dpw.state.pa.us/LowInc/MedicarePartD/003674972.htm)
- Medicare Part D Client Notice, May 8 - Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (www.dpw.state.pa.us/Health/HIVAidsServ/AIDSClozarilProgram/003674860.htm)
- Medical
Assistance Advisory Committee (MAAC) and Subcommittee Minutes (www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/AboutDPW/DPWOrganization/OMAP/MAACInfo/MAACSubcommitteesMtgMinutes/)
- March 9 Managed Care Delivery System Subcommittee Meeting
- April 12 Long Term Care Subcommittee Meeting
- April 26 Consumer Subcommittee
- April 27 MAAC Meeting
- May 25 MAAC Meeting
- Managed Care Statistical Report, May 2006 (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/hcmc/mcstatreportMay06.pdf)
- The Pharmacy Carve-Out Discussion Document (www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/AboutDPW/DPWOrganization/OMAP/003674901.htm)
- Pennsylvania Medicaid MCO Directory (www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/Publications/PA_MedicaidDirectory.pdf)
- Professional Providers Issues Log (www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/PROMISe/ProfessionalProviderIssues.pdf)
- DME and Medical Supplies RFP – Draft Part IV Work Statement and Specialty Pharmacy Drug Program RFP – Draft Part IV Work Statement (www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/AboutDPW/DPWOrganization/OMAP/003674901.htm)
- Updated the HealthChoices Standard Agreement (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/hcmc/hcagr/hcagrtoc.asp)
