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December 2020

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Physician Contract Renewal Extension
Contract Renewal and Expiration Dates
2020 Electronic Wellness Record Attestations
SoonerCare Education Phone Number Discontinued
Introduction to Oklahoma SoonerCare Class
Special Candy Claims Modify
90-Twenty-four hours Supply Medications
FDA Safe Alert
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OHCA global letters update providers on upcoming trainings, policy changes, billing reminders and agency news. Providers can view global messages on the public website at okhca.org/global and you lot can also sign upwardly to receive messages via email by enrolling in Web Alerts. Recent notable global messages include:

The The states Dept. of Health and Human Services has extended the public health emergency through Jan. 21, 2021. Due to the extension, telehealth services are available for most SoonerCare services through January. 31.
Effective Oct. 31 and for as long as the COVID-xix public wellness emergency lasts, therapy providers should no longer request the GT modifier for telehealth services on prior say-so submissions.
Constructive November. 1, claims for dual-eligible members who likewise have a Medicare Part C HMO policy volition demand to be filed as a crossover rather than equally an HMO co-pay claim.

Physician Contract Renewal Extension

Physician renewals accept been extended through Dec. 31 due to the public health emergency. If you lot are a physician and have non completed a contract renewal, you will receive a letter with instructions on how to consummate the renewal process. To avert whatsoever delay in reimbursement, we encourage physicians to submit their renewals as soon equally possible.

If yous have any questions, delight contact Provider Enrollment at 800-522-0114, choice five, or email ProviderEnrollment@okhca.org.

Contract Renewal and Expiration Dates

Below are contract renewal and expiration dates. Yous may begin renewing 75 days prior to expiration.

Expiration Dates

2020 Electronic Wellness Record Attestations

2020 electronic health record attestations are now being accepted for all eligible professionals.

Providers will attest to a ninety-day reporting catamenia for both meaningful use and clinical quality measures, and all 2020 attestations must be submitted by March 31, 2021.

Please annotation: Program twelvemonth 2021 is right effectually the corner and volition exist the last year to participate in the program. As outlined in statute, all incentive payments must exist fabricated by Dec. 31, 2021; therefore, this will impact the typical attestation timeframe for programme year 2021. Providers will take between Apr 1 and July 31, 2021 to submit their plan yr 2021 attestation to allow OHCA ample time to review the attestation and pay the incentive to the provider past the December. 31 deadline. No payments volition be made after this appointment.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this program, please contact the EHR incentive team at EHRIncentive@okhca.org or past phone at 405-522-7347. Yous can also visit us online at www.okhca.org/ehr.

SoonerCare Didactics Phone Number Discontinued

The SoonerCare education phone number, 405-522-7422, has been discontinued. To asking grooming on a particular topic, please e-mail the training request to SoonerCareEducation@okhca.org and include the provider'southward name, SoonerCare provider ID number, a return phone number and a contact name. Providers can continue to call the OHCA provider helpline at 800-522-0114 for immediate claims or policy assistance.

Introduction to Oklahoma SoonerCare Class

OHCA is offering the Introduction to Oklahoma SoonerCare class via webinar as an culling to the on-site training in Oklahoma Metropolis and Tulsa. This grade is an overview of Oklahoma Medicaid that includes information on fellow member eligibility, coverage and exclusions, programs, and merits submission. The SoonerCare Provider Portal: Medicaid on the Web training will not be part of this webinar.

Please register for the Dec. 3 webinar offered from 2-3 p.m. hither.

Special Processed Claims Change

As OHCA continues the going green initiative, effective January. one, 2021, special processed claims must be submitted using the provider portal HCA-17A part. Paper claims that require special processing will no longer exist accepted equally of December. 31, 2020.

Webinar trainings volition exist offered regarding the HCA-17A characteristic, which is now included on the provider portal. The trainings will discuss and demonstrate the process of completing a claim for special processing via the provider portal. Policy or other types of merits submission volition non be covered. To register for the Special Claims Process webinars on Dec. 10 and 29, please visit the Provider Preparation folio at okhca.org/provider-training.

90-Day Supply Medications

Effective January. i, 2020, maintenance medications began processing for a xc-solar day supply without an override. There are many categories eligible for 90-day supply, so please check before prescribing to see if the member's medication qualifies.

Most adult members have a half-dozen prescription limit each month; therefore, prescribing or dispensing 90-day supplies of chronic maintenance medications will help members on multiple medications obtain the maintenance medications necessary. A complete listing of maintenance medications that will procedure for a 90-day supply tin can be constitute on our website at www.okhca.org/rx.

FDA Rubber Alert

The U.S. Food and Drug Assistants recently updated the boxed warning for benzodiazepines (BZDs) due to safety concerns. These changes further strengthen existing warnings for combining BZDs with opioid medications, including those for cough suppression and medication-assisted therapy. The National Plant on Drug Corruption reports more than thirty% of opioid overdoses as well involve BZDs.

For each patient receiving BZDs, the FDA advises health care providers to:

Assess the risk of drug abuse, addiction, concrete dependence and withdrawal reactions. Physical dependence can occur in less than 7 days of use.
Propose patients to seek immediate medical attention for difficulty breathing.
Gradually taper to discontinuation of BZDs whenever possible. Sudden discontinuation may be life-threatening.
Limit the dose and duration of BZDs to the minimum needed to reach clinical improvement.
Refer patients for substance abuse handling when appropriate.
Strongly consider prescribing naloxone when patients are receiving opioids and BZDs simultaneously.

BZD medications include:

Generic Name	Brand Name(s)
alprazolam	Xanax^®, Xanax XR^®
chlordiazepoxide HCl/clidinium bromide	Librax^®
chlordiazepoxide HCI	Librium^®
chlordiazepoxide HCI/amitriptyline HCl	Limbitrol^®, Limbitrol DS^®
clobazam	Onfi^®
clonazepam	Klonopin^®
clorazepate	Gen-Xene^®, Tranxene^®
diazepam	Diastat^®, Diastat^® Acudial^®, Valium^®, Valtoco^®
estazolam	No brand name currently marketed
flurazepam	No make proper noun currently marketed
lorazepam	Ativan^®
midazolam	Nayzilam^®, Seizalam^®
oxazepam	No brand proper noun currently marketed
quazepam	Doral^®
temazepam	Restoril^®
triazolam	Halcion^®

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Lawton

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Norman

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Lawton

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Oklahoma City

Tanya Case
Duncan

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Weatherford

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Information independent within this newsletter is field of study to alter. Be certain to check OHCA provider messages, global messages and web alerts at www.okhca.org for the well-nigh up-to-appointment information.

Our vision is for Oklahomans to exist healthy and to take access to quality health intendance services regardless of their ability to pay.

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Delight submit any questions, comments or content suggestions to Aaron Beveled (aaron.beveled@okhca.org) from OHCA'due south Strategic Communications: 405-522-7488.