The Department of Public Welfare has posted the following information that may be of interest to PCPA members to the Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP) section of its web site under “What’s New?” (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/news/omapnews.asp).
Training
PA PROMISe™ Provider Conference Call Training: On October 18 DPW is
offering conference call training on the implementation of national codes
for behavioral health related providers. For further information and to register,
please refer to the PA PROMISe™ Provider Conference Call Training page
of the site (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/promise/provconfcalltrng_process.asp).
Medical Assistance (MA) Bulletins
- MA Bulletin #99-05-15: 2005 HCPCS Updates and Other Revisions to the Medical Assistance Fee Schedule, Prior Authorization Requirements (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/mabull/990515.asp)
- MA Bulletin #99-05-17: Prior Authorization of Drugs That Exceed Established Quantity Limits-Phase 2 Enforcement (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/mabull/990517.asp)
- MA Bulletin #99-05-18: Preferred Drug List (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/mabull/990518.asp)
- MA Bulletin #99-05-19: Revised Outpatient Service Authorization Request Form (MA-97) (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/mabull/990519.asp)
Remittance Advice Alerts/PROMISe™ Banner Pages
- Recovery of Duplicate Claims (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA082905b.asp)
- Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS) Claims Recovery (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA082905c.asp)
- Behavioral Health Inpatient – Medical Rehabilitation Clean-Up Letter (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA090305.asp)
- Automatic Clearinghouse Electronics Funds Transfer (www.dpw.state.pa.us/omap/provinf/RA091905.asp)
Other
Information about the Medical Assistance Listening Tour (www.dpw.state.pa.us/LowInc/MATour)
has been added to the General Information section of the site. This eight-city
listening tour is a search for innovative approaches to improving Medicaid
and resolving the funding challenges surrounding the program that serves the
elderly, the disabled, and vulnerable families. The tour started September
23 in Pittsburgh.
