Uncompensated Care Plan
Alabama Plan Approved by CMS
Spreadsheet, Information Now Available for
Providers
All claims for
uncompensated care must be received no later
than June 30, 2006.
The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Alabama Medicaid
Agency's plan
to reimburse Alabama Medicaid providers who
provided services, medications, supplies or
equipment to hurricane evacuees not covered
by insurance or other programs at the time
of service.
Gov. Bob Riley Announces Federal Approval of
Alabama's Plan
News Release: Deadline Approaches for
Reimbursement for Evacuee Care
CMS Approval Letter
Filing
Claims Under Alabama's Uncompensated Care
Plan
To assist providers in
filing claims, a spreadsheet and other
information is available to document
uncompensated care payment
requests.
Request Form / Guidelines
Spreadsheet
For the purposes of this
pool, uncompensated care shall mean
medically necessary services provided to an
individual without private insurance,
Medicaid in any state other than Louisiana
or Mississippi, Medicare, health care
vouchers from any state, federal or charity
organization, or any other method of health
care coverage who was displaced as a result
of Hurricane Katrina.
Reimbursement of uncompensated care is
limited to reimbursement for services
covered through the Alabama Medicaid Program
and in accordance with the terms of the
Alabama Uncompensated Care Program.
All claims for
uncompensated care must be received no later
than June 30, 2006.
Alabama
Waiver Approved September 23, 2005
Approval to aid Hurricane Katrina
Evacuees
in obtaining temporary Medicaid, ALL Kids
Coverage
On September 23, 2005,
Alabama was the third state to
receive federal approval from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to
offer temporary Medicaid coverage to
Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Approval enabled
evacuees to qualify to receive services
immediately through the state's Medicaid and
ALL Kids programs for up to five months,
even if they did not have the usual required
documentation.
News Release - Governor Bob Riley Announces
HHS Approval of Waiver
Alabama Waiver Approved by CMS - Approval
Letter
Alabama Waiver - Terms and Conditions
Alabama Waiver - Attachments
Additional Katrina Waiver Documents for
Florida, Mississippi and Texas
Important information
for Alabama
Medicaid Providers!
Updated Claims-Filing Information for
Providers Enrolled in the Alabama Medicaid
program
Additional claims filing options are
available for Alabama Medicaid providers
furnishing medically-necessary services or
supplies to Hurricane Katrina evacuees who
are also enrolled in Louisiana or
Mississippi Medicaid programs.
Click here for more information!
State-Specific Information
Detailed information on provider enrollment,
eligibility verification and claims-filing
issues
Click on the links below for
state-specific information:Information for
Providers Assisting Hurricane Rita Evacuees
Chart -
Claims Processing, Eligibility and Pharmacy
Telephone Numbers and Information for AL,
LA, MS and TX
Click here for information about
reimbursement for care or services provided
out-of-state to Alabama Medicaid recipients
displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Alabama Resources for
Providers
Click here to see video from the
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Update
presented September 13, 2005.
Other
Resources for
Providers
Hurricane Katrina Fact Sheet from
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS)
CMS Fact Sheet (September 6, 2005)
on CMS Actions to Help Beneficiaries,
Providers in Hurricane Katrina-Stricken
Areas
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/katrina/ -
Official Hurricane Katrina Information
from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS)
Hurricane Katrina
Frequently Asked Questions from
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
KatrinaHealth.org - Secure online
service to help individuals affected by
Hurricane Katrina work with their health
professionals to gain access to their own
electronic prescription medication records
Click here for news updates from
alabama.gov, the official
website of the State of Alabama.
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