On March 18, 2020, MO HealthNet published the following hot tip:
To expedite provider enrollment into the MO HealthNet program (Missouri’s Medicaid program), Missouri Medicaid Audit & Compliance (MMAC) is providing same day or overnight approvals of most new provider enrollment applications for physicians, advanced practice nurses, and other licensed practitioners. Visit https://mmac.mo.gov/providers/ for more information.
On March 25, 2020, CMS approved the State of Missouri’s Federal Section 1135 Waiver Request.
In accordance with that waiver, MMAC will continue expediting most new provider enrollments for the duration of the public health emergency. This includes enrolling new providers that want to join the networks of one or more of MO HealthNet’s three managed care organizations.
In some cases, MMAC is provisionally enrolling providers. If applying providers are missing a piece of information normally required for enrollment, MMAC will provisionally approve the application with an effective date no earlier than March 1, 2020, to allow for claims processing.
No enrolled MO HealthNet providers will be terminated for not revalidating timely for the duration of the public health emergency.
If you have questions about your MO HealthNet provider application, please email:
MMAC.ProviderEnrollment@dss.mo.gov
Questions regarding revalidation can be directed to:
MMAC.Revalidation@dss.mo.gov
In order to provide expedited service for enrolling providers into the MO HealthNet program (Missouri’s Medicaid program), Missouri Medicaid Audit & Compliance (MMAC) will provide same day or overnight approvals of most new provider enrollment applications for physicians, advanced practice nurses, and other licensed practitioners.
Visit https://mmac.mo.gov/providers/ for more information.
The MO HealthNet Division is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). MO HealthNet providers who test patients for COVID-19 may bill using the newly created HCPCS codes U0001 and U0002.
HCPCS code U0001 is used specifically for CDC testing laboratories to test patients for SARS-CoV-2. HCPCS code U0002 allows laboratories to bill for non-CDC laboratory tests for SARS-CoV-2.
The MO HealthNet claims processing system will accept these codes on April 1, 2020 for dates of service on or after February 4, 2020.
Click here for more information on coronavirus from the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.
