Hourly rate increase for Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses
Nov 25, 2019 - Effective January 1, 2020, the rates for the Alabama Medicaid’s Private Duty Nursing Program will increase.
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Preferred Drug List (PDL) Quarterly Update
Nov 21, 2019 - Effective January 1, 2020, the Alabama Medicaid Agency will:
1. Remove methotrexate tablets from the mandatory three-month supply program.
2. Update the PDL to reflect the quarterly updates. The updates are listed below:
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Opioid Cumulative Daily Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) Limit – MME Decrease
Nov 4, 2019 - Effective December 2, 2019, the Alabama Medicaid Agency will implement hard edits on cumulative daily MME claims exceeding 200 MME/day.
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Specialty Referrals in the Alabama Coordinated Health Network (ACHN)
Oct 9, 2019 - Alabama Coordinated Health Networks (ACHNs) began operation on October 1, 2019, and recipients were attributed to providers enrolled with Medicaid on that date. Referrals to specialists will continue to be required in the ACHN Program.
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