The MO HealthNet Program publishes provider bulletins as necessary to clarify existing program and policy or explain new policy. Bulletins are posted at this location and will remain here until they are incorporated into the provider manuals as appropriate. At that time, the bulletins will be moved to the Archives.
| Issue Date |
Provider Bulletin Description |
| May 29, 2013 |
Dental Bulletin: Vol. 35, No. 01 |
| May 20, 2013 |
Drug Screens: Vol. 35, No. 32
Physicians, Clinics, RHCs, FQHCs and Independent Laboratories |
| May 16, 2013 |
Durable Medical Equipment: Vol. 35, No. 21 |
| May 07, 2013 |
Physician Primary Care Rate Increase for Certain Services: Vol. 35, No. 31 |
| Apr 15, 2013 |
Behavioral Health Services Bulletin: Vol. 35, No. 29 |
| Apr 08, 2013 |
Adult Day Health Care Services, Adult Day Care Waiver Services: Vol. 35, No. 26 |
| Mar 21, 2013 |
Women’s Health Services Program: Vol. 35, No. 24 |
| Mar 11, 2013 |
Outpatient Radiology Fee Schedule: Vol. 35, No. 28 |
| Mar 04, 2013 |
MO HealthNet EHR Incentive Program to Begin Post Payment Audits: Vol. 35, No. 25 |
| Mar 04, 2013 |
Personal Needs Allowance Increase: Vol. 35, No. 23 |
| Feb 27, 2013 |
FSD Announces Spend Down Units to Review and Enter Spend Down Charges: Vol. 35, No. 19 |
| Feb 14, 2013 |
HIPAA and CORE Phase I and II System Enhancements: Vol. 35, No. 20 |
| Feb 04, 2013 |
Inpatient Hospital Bulletin: Vol. 35, No. 18 |
| Jan 22, 2013 |
HHS Issues Letter to Providers on Disclosures to Avert Threats to Health or Safety: Vol. 35, No. 22 |
| Jan 17, 2013 |
Recovery Audit Contractor Update: Vol. 35, No. 16 |
| Jan 15, 2013 |
2013 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System: Vol. 35, No. 17 |
| Dec 20, 2012 |
Physician Primary Care Rate Increase for Certain Services: Vol. 35, No. 15 |
| Dec 20, 2012 |
2013 Behavioral Health Services CPT Code Changes: Vol. 35, No. 14 |
| Dec 03, 2012 |
Personal Care Program: Vol. 35, No. 13 |
| Nov 15, 2012 |
Physician Primary Care Rate Increase for Certain Services: Vol. 35, No. 08 |
| Nov 06, 2012 |
Radiology Bulletin: Vol. 35, No. 10 |
| Oct 17, 2012 |
Hospice Rate Change: Vol. 35, No. 09 |
| Sep 26, 2012 |
Wheelchair Armrest (E0973): Vol. 35, No. 07 |
| Aug 29, 2012 |
Healthy Children and Youth (HCY) Screenings : Vol. 35, No. 02 |
| Aug 29, 2012 |
Coverage of Oncotype DX: Vol. 35, No. 06 |
| Aug 06, 2012 |
Women’s Health Services Program: Vol. 35, No. 04 |
| Jul 31, 2012 |
Physician Primary Care Rate Increase for Certain Services: Vol. 35, No. 03 |
| Jun 05, 2012 |
Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Services to MO HealthNet Eligible Deaf Persons: Vol. 34, No. 30 |
| May 31, 2012 |
Health Care-Acquired Conditions Inpatient Hospital Bulletin: Vol. 34, No. 29 |
| Apr 23, 2012 |
Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents: Vol. 34, No. 27 |
| Mar 12, 2012 |
Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns: Vol. 34, No. 26 |
| Mar 12, 2012 |
Certified Manager Training: Vol. 34, No. 24 |
| Feb 15, 2012 |
Provider Screening: Vol. 34, No. 22 |
| Jan 19, 2012 |
2012 Health Care Procedure Coding System: Vol. 34, No. 20 |
| Jan 13, 2012 |
Nursing Home Bulletin: Vol. 34, No. 18 |
| Jan 09, 2012 |
Durable Medical Equipment: Vol. 34, No. 19 |
| Dec 12, 2011 |
X12 v5010 and NCPDP vD.0 Implementation: Vol. 34, No. 17 |
| Nov 16, 2011 |
Rescinded: HIPAA 2 Implementation of X12 v5010 and NCPDP vD.0: Vol. 34, No. 15 |
| Oct 28, 2011 |
Hospital – Outpatient Radiology Revised: Vol. 34, No. 12 |
| Oct 25, 2011 |
Personal Care and Private Duty Nursing School Based Services Bulletin: Vol. 34, No. 08 |
| Oct 24, 2011 |
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Bulletin: Vol. 34, No. 10 |
| Oct 06, 2011 |
Level Two Testing for X12 Version 5010 Transactions: Vol. 34, No. 09 |
| Oct 03, 2011 |
Hospice Rates: Vol. 34, No. 07 |
| Sep 22, 2011 |
Rescinded and Archived: Hospital – Outpatient Radiology: Vol. 34, No. 03 |
| Sep 19, 2011 |
Federal Fiscal Year 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Changes: Vol. 34, No. 05
Effective October 1, 2011 |
| Sep 19, 2011 |
Federal Fiscal Year 2012 ICD-9-CM Inpatient Hospital Procedure Code Changes: Vol. 34, No. 04
Effective October 1, 2011 |
| Jul 27, 2011 |
Adult Day Health Care, Aged and Disabled Waiver, Aids Waiver, Independent Living Waiver, Personal Care, Physical Disabilities Waiver and Private Duty Nursing: Vol. 34, No. 02 |
| Jul 05, 2011 |
Affordable Care Act Section 2703 — MO HealthNet Primary Care Health Home Initiative : Vol. 34, No. 01 |
| Jun 20, 2011 |
Loss of Medical or Billing Records due to Natural Disaster: Vol. 33, No. 45 |
| Jun 14, 2011 |
Third Party Assessor: Vol. 33, No. 42 |
| Jun 13, 2011 |
rescinded, see Vol. 34, No. 01 Affordable Care Act Section 2703 - MO HealthNet Primary Care Health Home Initiative: Vol. 33, No. 44 |
| May 24, 2011 |
Limited eMOMED Functionality June 4-19, 2011: Vol. 33, No. 41 |
| May 13, 2011 |
Implementation of X12 Version 5010 Transactions: Vol. 33, No. 40 |
| Apr 04, 2011 |
MO HealthNet Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 38 |
| Mar 28, 2011 |
Observation Care Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 33 |
| Mar 28, 2011 |
SDAC Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 37 |
| Feb 28, 2011 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 36 |
| Feb 08, 2011 |
Hospital Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 35 |
| Feb 08, 2011 |
Adverse Events Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 34 |
| Feb 08, 2011 |
Radiology Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 32 |
| Jan 27, 2011 |
2011 Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS): Vol. 33, No. 31 |
| Jan 24, 2011 |
Preventive Services Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 30 |
| Dec 28, 2010 |
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwife, Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Provisionally Licensed Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Masters Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Provisionally Licensed Counselors: Vol. 33, No. 23 |
| Dec 07, 2010 |
School District Administrative Claiming/Non-Emergency Medical Transportation School District Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 27 |
| Dec 07, 2010 |
School Distric Administrative Claiming Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 25 |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Personal Care School Based Services Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 24 |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Hearing Aid School Based Services Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 21 |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy School Based Services: Vol. 33, No. 14 |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Private Duty Nursing School Based Services: Vol. 33, No. 13 |
| Nov 01, 2010 |
Implementation of Revised Policies Related to Audit Look–Back Period and Provider Response Time for Documentation Requests: Vol. 33, No. 22 |
| Oct 18, 2010 |
Home Health: Vol. 33, No. 19 |
| Oct 4, 2010 |
Hospice: Vol. 33, No. 10 |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
MO HealthNet Reimbursement of Outpatient Hospital Medicare Crossover Claims: Vol. 33, No. 18 |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
Physician, Rehabilitation Centers, Podiatry, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Non-physician Programs: Vol. 33, No. 17 |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
Concurrent Care for Children in Hospice: Vol. 33, No. 15 |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
Physician and Optical Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 08 |
| Sep 20, 2010 |
Federal Fiscal Year 2011 (FFY11) ICD-9-CM Inpatient Hospital Procedure Code Changes : Vol. 33, No. 12
Effective October 1, 2010 |
| Sep 20, 2010 |
Federal Fiscal Year 2011 (FFY11) ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Changes: Vol. 33, No. 11
Effective October 1, 2010 |
| Sep 01, 2010 |
MO HealthNet Billing Web Site: Vol. 33, No. 05 |
| Aug 31, 2010 |
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 06 |
| Aug 24, 2010 |
School Based Services Bulletin: Vol. 33, No. 07 |
| Aug 02, 2010 |
Elimination of MO HealthNet Provider Paper Reimbursement Checks: Vol. 33, No. 04 |
| Aug 02, 2010 |
Eliminations of Provider Paper Remittance Advices: Vol. 33, No. 03 |
| Jul 15, 2010 |
Inpatient Certification: Vol. 33, No. 01 |
| Jun 24, 2010 |
Adult Day Health Care, Aged and Disabled Waiver, AIDS Waiver, Home Health, Independent Living Waiver, Personal Care, Physical Disabilities Waiver and Private Duty Nursing: Vol. 32, No. 44 |
| Jun 18, 2010 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 42 |
| May 19, 2010 |
Healthy Children and Youth (HCY) Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 40 |
| Apr 22, 2010 |
Physician Program: Vol. 32, No. 39
Vaccine for Children (VFC) |
| Mar 24, 2010 |
School Distric Administrative Claiming: Vol. 32, No. 37 |
| Mar 17, 2010 |
MO HealthNet Reimbursement of Medicare Crossover Claims for Skilled Nursing Facility Benefits: Vol. 32, No. 36 |
| Feb 05, 2010 |
Physician Program Fee Update : Vol. 32, No. 28 |
| Dec 31, 2009 |
2010 Health Care Procedure Coding System : Vol. 32, No. 25 |
| Dec 22, 2009 |
Inpatient Certification: Vol. 32, No. 24 |
| Dec 10, 2009 |
Physician Fee Updates: Vol. 32, No. 22 |
| Nov 25, 2009 |
National Provider Identifier Update: Vol. 32, No. 21 |
| Oct 27, 2009 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 19 |
| Oct 15, 2009 |
Hospital Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 17 |
| Oct 15, 2009 |
Adult Day Health Care, Aged & Disabled Waiver, Independent Living Waiver & Personal Care: Vol. 32, No. 14 |
| Oct 14, 2009 |
Mailing Address Change—Inpatient Hospital Claim Forms: Vol. 32, No. 18 |
| Oct 06, 2009 |
FFY 2010 ICD-9-CM Inpatient Hospital Procedure Code Changes Effective October 1, 2009: Vol. 32, No. 16 |
| Oct 06, 2009 |
FFY 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Changes Effective October 1, 2009: Volume 32 No. 15 |
| Oct 01, 2009 |
Hospice Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 13 |
| Aug 13, 2009 |
Provider Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 04 |
| Aug 07, 2009 |
Telehealth Bulletin: Vol. 32, No. 08 |
| Jul 27, 2009 |
Private Duty Nursing: Vol. 32, No. 07 |
| Jul 15, 2009 |
Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers: Vol. 32, No. 02 |
| Jul 15, 2009 |
Physicians and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners: Vol. 32, No. 01 |
| Jul 01, 2009 |
Hospice Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 62 |
| Jun 23, 2009 |
Claim Confirmation / Error Report: Vol. 31, No. 61 |
| Jun 16, 2009 |
Implementation of HIPAA Software Upgrade: Vol. 31, No. 60 |
| Apr 14, 2009 |
HIPAA Compliancy Standards Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 57 Corrected 5/27/09 |
| Mar 06, 2009 |
Provider E-mail Inquiries: Vol. 31, No. 56 |
| Mar 03, 2009 |
Health and Wellness Program Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 55 |
| Feb 24, 2009 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 54
Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists (PCNS), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP) |
| Feb 20, 2009 |
Comprehensive Day Rehabilitation Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 53 |
| Feb 09, 2009 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 44
Women’s Health Coverage |
| Feb 05, 2009 |
Healthy Children & Youth (HCY) Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 49 |
| Jan 30, 2009 |
2009 Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS): Vol. 31, No. 46 |
| Jan 13, 2009 |
Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 40 |
| Nov 19, 2008 |
Health and Wellness: Vol. 31, No. 21 |
| Nov 14, 2008 |
UB-04 (CMS-1450) Claim Form Revisions Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 31 |
| Nov 03, 2008 |
Hospice Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 29 |
| Oct 31, 2008 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 25
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty |
| Oct 07, 2008 |
Mercy CarePlus Name Change: Vol. 31, No. 22 |
| Oct 01, 2008 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 31, No. 12
Radiology |
| Sep 17, 2008 |
CMS-1500 (08-05) Health Insurance Claim Form: Vol. 31, No. 07 |
| Jun 30, 2008 |
Adult Day Health Care, Aged & Disabled Waiver, Aids Waiver, Home Health, Independent Living Waiver, Personal Care, Physical Disabilities Waiver And Private Duty Nursing Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 71 |
| Jun 19, 2008 |
MO Healthnet Provider Manuals Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 65 |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
Paper Claim Attachments and Prior Authorization/Taxonomy Codes Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 66 |
| Jun 04, 2008 |
ASC X12N Electronic Files - Control Numbers Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 63 |
| May 22, 2008 |
National Drug Code Requirement: Vol. 30, No. 60 |
| May 05, 2008 |
NPI Bulletin Clarification: Vol. 30, No. 57 |
| May 05, 2008 |
MO HealthNet Cost Sharing For Medicare Part C/Medicare Advantage Plans Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 53 |
| May 01, 2008 |
National Provider Identifier Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 51 |
| Feb 29, 2008 |
National Provider Identifier Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 47 |
| Feb 20, 2008 |
National Drug Code Requirement Clarification: Vol. 30, No. 42 |
| Feb 20, 2008 |
Physician, Podiatrist, And Durable Medical Equipment Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 41 |
| Jan 08, 2008 |
Outpatient Hospital, Provider-Based RHC, and FQHC Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 29
National Drug Code Requirement |
| Dec 19, 2007 |
Pharmacy Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 32 |
| Dec 10, 2007 |
MO HealthNet Policy for Medicare Part C/Medicare Advantage Plans : Vol. 30, No. 28 |
| Nov 28, 2007 |
Money Follows The Person Demonstration Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 22 |
| Oct 10, 2007 |
Physician Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 15
Hospital, Rural Health Clinic (Independent And Provider-Based), Hospice And Home Health, UB-04 (CMS-1450) Claim Form |
| Sep 07, 2007 |
Ticket To Work Health Assurance (TWHA) Program Bulletin: Vol. 30, No. 09 |
| Apr 23, 2007 |
Healthy Children & Youth (HCY) Bulletin: Vol. 29, No. 48
Physician, Nurse Practioners, Nurse Midwives, Federally Qualified Health Centers, And Rural Health Clinics |
| Mar 20, 2007 |
Provider Bulletin: Vol. 29, No. 40
Retrieval And Resubmitting Claims On eMomed |
| Jan 16, 2007 |
Chronic Care Improvement Bulletin: Vol. 29, No. 22 |
| Oct 06, 2006 |
Federally Qualified Health Center And Rural Health Clinic Core Services-Psychology Bulletin: Vol. 29, No. 15 |
| Aug 21, 2006 |
Crossover Claim Editing Bulletin: Vol. 29, No. 08 |
| Jul 10, 2006 |
Electronic Invoice Of Cost Bulletin: Vol. 29, No. 02 |
| Jul 03, 2006 |
Adult Day Health Care, Aged & Disabled Waiver, Aids Waiver, Home Health, Independent Living Waiver, Personal Care, Physical Disabilities Waiver And Private Duty Nursing Bulletin: Vol. 28, No. 55 |
| May 02, 2006 |
Aged And Disabled Waiver Bulletin: Vol. 28, No. 48 |