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Medicaid Policy Bulletins
Policy Bulletins
This page contains policy bulletins issued in 2020.
For other years of approved Medicaid policy bulletins, click here.
For Notices of Proposed Policy, click here.
For Provider "L" Letters, click here. (Provider "L" letters do not represent promulgated policy and are provided to communicate new developments, information, policy clarifications, etc.)
Archived Proposed Medicaid Policy Distributed for Public Comment and Consultation Summaries
Archived proposed Medicaid policy distributed for public comment and consultation summaries are available electronically upon request. If you would like to view historical versions of proposed Medicaid policy that were released for public comment or you would like to obtain a consultation summary of any bulletin, e-mail msadraftpolicy@michigan.gov with your request. Please identify the project number of the proposed Medicaid policy or consultation summary if known. If this information is unknown, reference the month, year, and subject of the bulletin or the consultation summary in your request. The documents will be e-mailed to you.
NOTE: Comments will not be accepted for proposed Medicaid policy after the public comment period has closed.
Issue Date | Bulletin Number | Subject |
December 30, 2020 | MSA 20-80 |
Updates to Genetic and Molecular Testing Authorization Requirements and New Authorization Request Form |
December 23, 2020 | MSA 20-75 |
COVID-19 Response: Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Services |
December 22, 2020 | MSA 20-79 | COVID-19 Response: Policy for Care and Recovery Center (CRC) Bed Capacity Changes |
December 4, 2020 | MSA 20-74 |
COVID-19 Response: Tribal Health Centers and Tribal Federally Qualified Health Centers COVID-19 Specimen Collection; Clarification to MSA 20-57: COVID-19 Specimen Collection |
December 1, 2020 | MSA 20-76 |
COVID-19 Response: Care and Recovery Centers and COVID Relief Facilities 85% Occupancy Limitation Exemption |
December 1, 2020 | MSA 20-71 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Disposable Hearing Aid Battery Prescription Clarification |
December 1, 2020 | MSA 20-70 |
Nursing Facility Minimum Data Set (MDS) Submission |
December 1, 2020 | MSA 20-69 | Enrolling Agency Caregivers in the Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System (CHAMPS) in their Absence |
December 1, 2020 | MSA 20-55 |
Medicaid Provider Manual Chapter for Brain Injury Services |
November 30, 2020 | MSA 20-78 |
COVID-19 Response: Update to Bulletin MSA 20-73 |
November 25, 2020 | MSA 20-77 | COVID-19 Response: Policy for Hospital-Based Care and Recovery Centers (CRCs) to Treat COVID-19 Patients Requiring Nursing Facility Care |
November 17, 2020 | MSA 20-72 | COVID-19 Response: Policy for Care and Recovery Centers (CRCs) to Treat COVID-19 Patients and Residents Requiring Nursing Facility Care |
November 16, 2020 | MSA 20-73 | COVID-19 Response: Policy for COVID Relief (CR) Facilities to Treat COVID-19 Residents Requiring Nursing Facility Care in Limited Circumstances |
November 4, 2020 | MSA 20-30 | |
October 30, 2020 | MSA 20-68 | Medical Verification for Transportation and Medical Transportation Statement Submissions |
October 14, 2020 | MSA 20-65 | COVID-19 Response: Vaccine Services Updates |
October 12, 2020 | MSA 20-67 | Coverage of Behavioral Health Services for the Maternity Outpatient Medical Services (MOMS) Benefit Plan |
October 2, 2020 | MSA 20-54 | Plan of Care Requirement Update |
October 1, 2020 | MSA 20-63 |
Financial Eligibility for PACE Program |
September 30, 2020 | MSA 20-66 | COVID-19 Response: Policy for Care and Recovery Centers (CRCs) to Treat COVID-19 Patients and Residents Requiring Nursing Facility Care |
September 30, 2020 | MSA 20-61 | COVID-19 Response: Recission of Portions of Bulletin MSA 20-41 |
September 17, 2020 | MSA 20-58 | COVID-19 Response: Specialty Behavioral Health Supports and Services |
September 2, 2020 | MSA 20-62 | COVID-19 Response: Correction to Bulletin MSA 20-35 |
September 1, 2020 | MSA 20-60 | Tribal 638 Facilities – Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center Alternative Payment Methodology, Telemedicine Service Provision Expansion |
September 1, 2020 | MSA 20-59 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Code Updates |
August 12, 2020 | MSA 20-56 |
COVID-19 Response: Recission of Portions of Bulletin MSA 20-28 – Executive Order 2020-61 |
August 12, 2020 | MSA 20-53 | COVID-19 Response: Telemedicine Policy Changes for Audiology Services |
August 11, 2020 | MSA 20-57 |
COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 Specimen Collection |
August 7, 2020 |
COVID-19 Response: Suspending All Medicaid Renewals |
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July 31, 2020 | MSA 20-52 | COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 Test Ordering and Pharmacy Enrollment |
July 31, 2020 | MSA 20-50 | Youth Peer Support Services |
July 31, 2020 | MSA 20-48 | Behavioral Health Home (BHH) |
July 31, 2020 | MSA 20-31 | Opioid Health Home (OHH) |
July 31, 2020 | MSA 20-26 | Reimbursement for Custom Fabricated Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Wheelchair Seating when Beneficiary Dies Prior to Delivery |
July 21, 2020 | MSA 20-35 | Medicaid Compliance with Interim Final Rule CMS 5531: Improving Care Planning for Medicaid Home Health Services; COVID-19 Response: Temporary Waiver of Beneficiary Signature for Home-Delivered DMEPOS |
July 20, 2020 | MSA 20-32 | COVID-19 Response: Emergency Temporary Removal of Prior Authorization for Walking Boots and Wheelchair Batteries. Temporary Coverage of Spirometers for Cystic Fibrosis Beneficiaries in the Home Setting |
July 20, 2020 | MSA 20-25 | COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplemental Billing Policy to Bulletin MSA 20-14 |
July 15, 2020 | MSA 20-42 |
COVID-19 Response: Telemedicine Policy Rate Change; MI Care Team Health Action Plan Telemedicine Coverage |
July 1, 2020 | MSA 20-51 | Implementation of a Single Preferred Drug List (PDL) |
July 1, 2020 | MSA 20-47 | Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Mileage Rate Changes |
July 1, 2020 | MSA 20-46 |
Removal of Copayment for Drugs Used to Treat Substance Use Disorder (Including Tobacco Use Disorder) |
July 1, 2020 | MSA 20-38 | Coverage of Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model Services |
June 29, 2020 | MSA 20-41 | COVID-19 Response: Private Duty Nursing and Hospice Alternative Staffing Provisions; Virtual Supervisory Visits; Prior Authorization for Private Duty Nursing |
June 4, 2020 | MSA 20-45 | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Reimbursement Methodology Update |
June 4, 2020 | MSA 20-39 | Rural Access Pool Restoration and Critical Access Hospital Reimbursement |
June 1, 2020 | MSA 20-43 |
Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Clarification; Code Updates |
June 1, 2020 | MSA 20-11 | Revisions to the Hearing Services and Elimination of the Hearing Aid Dealers Chapters of the Medicaid Provider Manual |
May 21, 2020 | MSA 20-33 | No Copayment for Drugs Utilized as Opioid Antidotes |
May 20, 2020 | MSA 20-36 | COVID-19 Response Policies: Clarification on Notice to Terminate Policies and Processes |
May 20, 2020 | MSA 20-34 | COVID-19 Response: Telemedicine Reimbursement for Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, and Tribal Health Centers |
May 11, 2020 | MSA 20-40 | COVID-19 Response: Emergency Services Only Beneficiaries and Coverage of Testing and Treatment of COVID-19 |
May 6, 2020 | MSA 20-24 | COVID-19 Response: Childrens Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) Eligibility and Renewal Requirements |
May 5, 2020 | MSA 20-22 | COVID-19 Response: Telemedicine Policy Changes, Updates to Coverage for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy |
May 5, 2020 | MSA 20-15 |
COVID-19 Response: Behavioral Health Telepractice; Telephone (Audio Only) Services |
May 1, 2020 | MSA 20-20 | Rural Health Clinic Reimbursement Methodology |
April 30, 2020 | MSA 20-28 | COVID-19 Response: Temporary Suspension of Certain Provider Enrollment Requirements; Temporary Suspension of Certain Restrictions and Requirements of the Michigan Public Health Code |
April 29, 2020 | MSA 20-23 | COVID-19 Response: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) |
April 29, 2020 | MSA 20-21 | COVID-19 Response: Limited Oral Evaluation via Telemedicine |
April 28, 2020 | MSA 20-10 | Rescinding Work Requirements for the Healthy Michigan Plan |
April 16, 2020 | MSA 20-27 |
COVID-19 Response: Policy for Designated COVID-19 Regional Hubs |
April 6, 2020 | MSA 20-19 |
COVID-19 Response: Suspending all Medicaid Closures |
April 1, 2020 | MSA 20-17 |
COVID-19 Response: Updated ICD-10-CM Coding Guidance; Update to COVID-19 Testing Coverage; Exemption of Co-Pays for Services to Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
April 1, 2020 | MSA 20-08 |
Rate Update for Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation Services |
April 1, 2020 | MSA 20-07 | Rate Update for Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care and Intensive Care Services |
March 27, 2020 | MSA 20-18 | COVID-19 Response: Relaxing of Hospital Transfer and Related Transportation Policy |
March 26, 2020 | MSA 20-14 | COVID-19 Response: Home Delivery of Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies |
March 25, 2020 | MSA 20-16 | COVID-19 Response: Options for the Use of Nursing Facility Beds |
March 20, 2020 | MSA 20-13 | COVID-19 Response: Telemedicine Policy Expansion; Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs)/Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSPs) Implications |
March 18, 2020 | MSA 20-12 | COVID-19 Response: Relaxing Face-to-Face Requirement |
March 12, 2020 | MSA 20-09 | General Telemedicine Policy Changes; Updates to Existing Policy; Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Policy Changes |
February 28, 2020 | MSA 20-06 | Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Clarification on Co-Pays for Prescriptions Filled in a Federally Qualified Health Center, Rural Health Clinic, or Tribal Health Center |
February 28, 2020 | MSA 20-05 | Government Provider Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Pool Increase |
February 28, 2020 | MSA 20-04 |
§1915(c) Renewal Applications for the Children’s Waiver Program (CWP), the Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW), and the Waiver for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SEDW) |
January 31, 2020 | MSA 20-03 | Coverage of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients and Excipients |
January 31, 2020 | MSA 20-02 | Updates to Limited License Psychologist Enrollment and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Billing Requirements |
January 31, 2020 | MSA 20-01 | Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Updates |
January 2, 2020 | MSA 19-38 | Transportation Medical Verification & Provider Qualifications |
January 2, 2020 | MSA 19-37 |
Provider Enrollment Requirements for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Providers |