NC Medicaid Alert - Attention: All Providers - Changes in Medicaid Prior Approval Policies and Procedures, Recipient Due Process (Appeals), and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Seminars

In January and February 2011, N.C. Medicaid held Recipient Due Process, and EPSDT training for providers. Additional training seminars are scheduled for June 2011. Seminars are intended to address changes in Medicaid’s prior approval policies and procedures and the Medicaid recipient appeal process when a Medicaid service is denied, reduced, terminated, or suspended. The seminar will also focus on an overview of EPSDT-Medicaid for Children. The seminars are scheduled at the locations listed below. Sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will end at 4:00 p.m. Providers are encouraged to arrive by 8:45 a.m. to complete registration. Lunch will not be provided at the seminars. Because meeting room temperatures vary, dressing in layers is strongly advised. Due to limited seating, registration is limited to two staff members per office. Unregistered providers are welcome to attend if space is available. Providers may register for the Changes in Medicaid Prior Approval Policies and Procedures, Recipient Due Process, and EPSDT seminars online at http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/provider/seminars.htm. Pre-registration is required. Providers will receive a registration confirmation specifying the training material(s) each provider should bring to the seminar. Date: June 7, 2011 Location: Morganton Western Piedmont Community College 1001 Burkemont Avenue Morganton, NC 28655 Date: June 14, 2011 Location: Wilmington Hampton Inn-Medical Park 2320 South 17th Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Date: June 22, 2011 Location: Raleigh The Royal Banquet and Convention Center 3801 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27607

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