The Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts and weekly notices on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal.
- Diabetic Supplies Updates: Changes to the Lists of Covered Diabetic Test Strips and Lancets and Covered Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Systems (Glucometers), Control Solutions, and Lancing Devices, Effective November 20, 2022 (September 20)
- Medical Supplies and Enteral Nutrition Coverage Reminder (September 19)
- Now Active – Physician Administered Drug Policy Updates (September 16)
- Now Active – Reinstatement of Limited Prior Authorization Requirements for 11 Drug Classes (September 16)
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-Up for September 9-15 (September 16)
- Informational Claim Message: Prescriber Enrollment (September 15)
- Medi-Cal Enrollment for Ordering, Referring, Prescribing Providers (September 15)
Also in California, Medi-Cal posted the following:
- Billing Update for Bebtelovimab Use for COVID-19 Treatment (September 20)
- National Correct Coding Initiative Quarterly Update for October 2022 (September 16)
- Addition of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine (September 16)
- Medi-Cal Update – Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies – September 2022 – Bulletin 564 (September 16)
- Medi-Cal Update – Pharmacy – September 2022 – Bulletin 1023 (September 16)
- New Laboratory Test for Orthopoxvirus is a Medi-Cal Benefit (September 16)
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.