Missouri Governor Parson approved Executive Order 20-04 on March 19, 2020, waiving 13 CSR 65-2.020(5) and 13 CSR 65-2.020(9) to allow the Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance Unit to expedite new provider enrollment applications and to waive certain requirements such as application fees and onsite visits. The Order was effective March 1, 2020 through May 15, 2020, “unless extended in whole or in part.”

MMAC did not request an extension to our part of the order, and resumed regular enrollment and revalidation activities after May 15, 2020.

On August 26, 2020, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS), issued Directive 3.25 (Appendix 1) for Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Tax Information Documentation Requirements. DSDS directed all CDS vendors to upload proof of the assignment of a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and a Missouri Tax Information Number (MO-TIN) for each CDS participant into the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Web Tool.

The DSDS Directive can be located here. HCBS Section 3.25, Appendix 1, with detailed information for CDS vendors on uploading the tax numbers can be located here.

CDS vendors who do not upload their participants’ federal and state employer tax ID numbers to the HCBS Web Tool within the timeframes specified in HCBS Section 3.25, Appendix 1, will be subject to administrative sanctions including, but not limited to, suspension of their Medicaid payments or participation in the CDS program.

Any questions should be directed to the DSDS Bureau of Long Term Services and Supports via email at LTSS@health.mo.gov