ALERTs

Cochlear Implant
Apr 17, 2025  -  Effective March 1, 2025, the six-month hearing aid trial requirement prior to cochlear implant surgery has been waived and removed from the Cochlear Implant Request form (PA Form: PHY-96-11).
New Coverage for procedure code 92229: Imaging of retina for disease detection
Apr 15, 2025  -  Effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2023, Medicaid covers the following new procedure code:
Diagnostic Testing Authority for Licensed Marriage Family Therapists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associates
Apr 10, 2025  -  The Alabama Medicaid Agency (Medicaid) will allow Licensed Marriage Family Therapists (LMFT) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associates (LMFTA) to conduct diagnostic testing as part of their scope and practice effective May 1, 2025.
Email Contact Information Required for Providers
Apr 7, 2025  -  The Alabama Medicaid Agency (Medicaid) will now require all providers to supply email address information for the following provider contact information fields: service location, pay to, mail to, patient contact/directory and contact person.

Recent ALERTs


Date 
Apr 17, 2025 Cochlear Implant
Apr 15, 2025 New Coverage for procedure code 92229: Imaging of retina for disease detection
Apr 10, 2025 Diagnostic Testing Authority for Licensed Marriage Family Therapists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associates
Apr 7, 2025 Email Contact Information Required for Providers
Apr 2, 2025 Outpatient Observation Claim Filing Reminder
Mar 31, 2025 Continuation of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Requirement to Access Alabama Medicaid Interactive Web Portal
Mar 11, 2025 Preferred Drug List (PDL) and Pharmacy Quarterly Update
Feb 26, 2025 Reminder about Maternity Medicaid Eligibility
Feb 20, 2025 Increase to the Alabama Coordinated Health Network (ACHN) Bonus Payment Pool for Fiscal Year 2025
Jan 23, 2025 Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 (October 1, 2025-September 30, 2026) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Attestation
Jan 14, 2025 Concurrent/simultaneous services from Hospice and a Home and Community Based Services waiver- UPDATED Information about claims submission
Dec 31, 2024 Additional Postpartum Bonus Payment Opportunity
Dec 18, 2024 NOTICE OF DELAY - January 1, 2025 SNF Per Diem Rates
Dec 13, 2024 Implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Requirement to Access Alabama Medicaid Interactive Web Portal
Dec 11, 2024 Preferred Drug List (PDL) and Pharmacy Quarterly Update
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