Department of Human Services WV Bureau for Medical Services
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WV Bureau for Medical Services
Department of Human Services
WV Bureau for Medical Services

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Dec 09
Bureau for Medical Services Employment Opportunities Now Available! ... More
Nov 04
West Virginia Smoking Cessation Quit Line Update! ... More
Sep 30
Fall 2024 Provider Workshops Registration is now open! ... More
Aug 21
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Service Limit in Benefits Code Update! ... More
Jul 18
Highmark Health Options West Virginia Begins Coverage to Members! ... More
May 08
Marketplace Plan Enrollment Fraud Consumer Alert! ... More
May 01
West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) Pharmacy Claims Announcement! ... More
Apr 23
Bureau for Medical Services Employment Opportunities! ... More
Apr 12
Temporary Special Enrollment Period for Consumers Losing Medicaid or Children's health Insurance Program (CHIP) Coverage ... More
Apr 12
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds Review Important Announcment ... More
Jan 24
Attention Residential Adult Services Providers! Substance Use Disorder Services Recertification Important Announcement ... More
Jan 17
The DoHS approves Highmark Health Options West Virginia as MCO for State Medicaid Beneficiaries ... More
Jan 02
Attention West Virginia Medicaid Pharmacy Providers! Paxlovid Billing Update is now available! ... More
Nov 21
Notice of Privacy Incident ... More
Nov 16
Attention West Virginia Medicaid Waiver Members! WVU Health Affairs Institute and the DHHR Seek Extended Telehealth Pilot Participants! ... More
Nov 01
Important Rate Settings Announcement for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics! ... More
Oct 26
Bureau for Medical Services Job Announcement! ... More
Oct 25
Important Announcement! West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services Issues Request for Application for Qualified Managed Care Organizations! ... More
Oct 25
Take Me Home Transition Program Announces Virtual Presentation Registration! ... More
Aug 25
Attention Nursing Facilities Administrators! Optional State Assessment information now available! ... More
Aug 21
Attention Providers! West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program Benefit Transition Announcement! ... More
Aug 11
Bureau for Medical Services Job Announcement! ... More
Jun 30
Help with Medicaid Renewals and Applications! ... More
May 03
Attention Medicaid Members! Dual Residency Alert! ... More
May 02
COVID-19 Test Coverage Updates! ... More
Apr 17
Urgent! West Virginia Medicaid members, don't risk losing your coverage, update your contact information now! ... More
Apr 12
Bureau-for-Medical-Services-Job-Announcement! ... More
Apr 05
Spring 2023 Provider Workshops Registration is now open! ... More
Feb 28
Attention West Virginia Medicaid Providers! Buprenorphine Requirement Removal Update! ... More
Feb 07
Attention-Providers!-Monoclonal-Antibody-Coverage Update! ... More
Jan 19
Bureau-for-Medical-Services-Job-Announcement! ... More
Nov 07
Attention Licensed Behavioral Health Center Providers! ... More
Nov 02
Attention Intermediate Care Facilities Providers! ... More
Oct 25
Attention Providers! Monoclonal Antibody Coverage Update! ... More
Oct 04
Bureau for Medical Services Job Announcement! ... More
Oct 03
Fall 2022 Provider Workshops Information Now Available! Register Now! ... More
Sep 28
Attention Medicaid Members! Medical Card Delay Alert! ... More
Sep 16
Governor Justice Signs House Bill 302 into Law! ... More
Sep 08
Important Update! 12-Month Postpartum Coverage Approved for West Virginia and Indiana! ... More
Aug 29
Attention Providers! Payment Error Rate Measurement Important Reminder! ... More
Aug 16
Bureau-for-Medical-Services-Job-Announcement! ... More
Aug 05
Attention Peer Recovery Support Specialists! ... More
Aug 04
Bureau for Medical Services Job Announcement! ... More
Jul 27
Get Internet! The Affordable Connectivity Program Information Now Available! ... More
Jun 30
The Bureau for Medical Services Job Opening Announcement! ... More
Apr 19
Attention! Postpartum Coverage Update! ... More
Apr 12
Attention Nursing Facility Providers! ... More
Mar 28
Spring 2022 Provider Virtual Workshops Information Now Available! ... More
Feb 24
Attention Providers! Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Webinars Announced! ... More
Feb 18
West Virginia Medicaid Members Important Notice! ... More
Jan 31
Attention: COVID-19 Self-Test Kit Coverage! ... More
Dec 06
Attention: Monoclonal Antibody Coverage! ... More
Nov 17
Attention Providers! Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Update! ... More
Oct 25
Fall 2021 Virtual Provider Workshops Information is Now Available! ... More
Sep 16
Attention Providers! Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Update! ... More
Jul 15
Alert! Voluntary Recall of Philips Respironics CPAP and BiPAP Machines, and Ventilators! ... More
Jul 14
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Spending Plan, Section 9817 is now available! ... More
Jun 29
Cancer Screenings Update! ... More
Jun 08
West Virginia Medicaid Holds Public Forums on American Rescue Plan Funds for Home and Community-Based Services! ... More
Apr 27
Attention Podiatry Providers! ... More
Feb 18
Adult Dental Benefit Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Answers are Now Available! ... More
Feb 18
Long-Term Rate Care Setting Update! ... More
Dec 21
Attention Adult Dental Program Providers! ... More
Dec 17
Attention Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Providers! ... More
Nov 25
2020 Fall Virtual Workshops Registration Information is Now Available! ... More
Sep 02
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Extends Provider Relief Funds Application Deadline! ... More
Aug 19
Important Update! The IRS Extends Deadline to Ensure People with Children Receive $500 Economic Impact Payments. ... More
Aug 18
Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Quality Improvement Council Positions are Now Available! ... More
Jul 15
Important Announcement! ... More
Jul 08
Attention Providers! The Health Resources and Services Administration's Provider Relief Fund for Medicaid and CHIP Provider Fact Sheet is now available! ... More
Jul 06
Attention Providers! Registration for the "Getting Started with the Provider Relief Fund for Medicaid and CHIP Providers" Webinar is now available! ... More
Apr 13
New Guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul is now available! ... More
Mar 20
Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee Meeting Update! ... More
Mar 19
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Testing Provider Announcement! ... More
Mar 19
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pyschological Testing Services and Medication Assistance Treatment Services Important Update! ... More
Mar 18
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Provider Update! ... More
Mar 17
2020 Spring Provider Workshops Cancelled! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Aged and Disabled Waiver (ADW) Program Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) ACT Services Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Clinic (FQHC/RHC) Services Regarding Non-Emergent E&M Visits Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Waiver (IDDW) Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Personal Care Services Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (TBIW) Program Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Prescription (Rx) Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Nursing Home and ICF/IID Services Important Update! ... More
Mar 17
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Telehealth Services Important Update! ... More
Mar 13
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Non-Emergent E&M Visits through Telehealth Modality Important Update! ... More
Mar 10
Coronavirus Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Update! ... More
Feb 18
2019 Form 1095-B notices are available for Medicaid and West Virginia Children's Healthcare Insurance Program (WVCHIP) members! ... More
Feb 05
Spring Provider Workshops Registration Information is Now Available! ... More
Aug 05
Fall Provider Workshops Registration Information is Now Available! ... More
Jul 10
West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) Important Update! ... More
Jun 26
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver Services to be covered by Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) beginning July 1, 2019! ... More
Jun 07
Navigant's Rebuttal to America's Health Insurance Plans' (AHIP) Critique of Savings Study is now available! ... More
Mar 12
West Virginia Medicaid Pharmacy Savings Report is Now Available! ... More
Mar 04
2019 Spring Provider Workshops Registration Information is Now Available! ... More
Feb 25
The Bureau for Medical Services Announces Behavioral Health Services Reimbursement Rate Changes ... More
Jan 11
2019 Psychological CPT Testing Codes ... More
Dec 18
The Office of Accountability and Management Reporting (OAMR) Amends Implementation Timeline for Fee Schedules ... More
Dec 18
The Bureau for Medical Services' Managed Care Organization (MCO) Child Welfare Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are now available. ... More
Sep 10
Providers Must Enroll to Prescribe for Medicaid Members ... More
Aug 29
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) announces Child Welfare and Foster Youth Public Forum Dates and Locations. ... More
Jun 29
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to Begin Phase Two of Federal Waiver to Treat Substance Use on July 1, 2018. ... More
Jun 22
The Bureau for Medical Services is pleased to announce that an advance copy of the July 1, 2018 Chapter 529.2 Drug Screenings has been posted to the Provider Manual. ... More
Jun 21
The Bureau for Medical Services is pleased to announce that an advance copy of the July 1, 2018 Chapter 504 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services, has been posted to the Provider Manual. ... More
Jun 13
West Virginia Medicaid Important Reminder for Unenrolled Prescribers ... More
May 23
The Bureau for Medical Services has announced that Appendices A-Documentation for Peer Recovery Support Services and B-Application for Residential Services have been added to Chapter 504 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services. ... More
May 02
The Bureau for Medical Services' (BMS) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification Application is now available! ... More
Apr 04
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Medicaid Program to Mail Medical ID Cards to All Medicaid Members ... More
Mar 15
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Trainings ... More
Mar 12
Physician Assistant Enrollment Update ... More
Mar 06
Take Me Home, West Virginia Important Program Update ... More
Feb 28
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Waiver Training ... More
Feb 20
2018 Spring Provider Workshops Registration ... More
Feb 13
DHHR Receives CMS Approval for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment Services ... More
Jan 22
Federal Government Shutdown Information ... More
Jan 18
DHHR to Begin Phase One of the Federal Waiver to Treat Substance Use ... More
Dec 22
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Begin in January ... More
Oct 26
IDDW Education Training ... More
Oct 10
DHHR's Medicaid Program to Expand Substance Use Treatment and Services ... More
Sep 08
Suboxone Prescriber Notice ... More
Aug 03
2017 Fall Provider Workshops Registration ... More
Aug 02
NADAC Pricing for Medicaid Pharmacy claims ... More
Jun 12
WV Medicaid Pharmacy Pricing Methodology Changes Effective June 21, 2017 ... More
May 31
Pharmacy Benefits Changes for Medicaid Managed Care Members ... More
May 02
Non-Emergency Transportation Gas Mileage Change ... More
Apr 29
DME Benefit Update ... More
Feb 28
2017 Spring Provider Workshops Register Now ... More
Feb 07
Section 503.19.2 Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is now available for 30-day ... More
Feb 03
FAQ Fact Sheet on HCBS Integrated Settings Final Rule ... More
Jan 24
Expanded and New Health Homes Programs ... More
Jan 19
IRS Tax Form 1095-B ... More
Dec 07
2017 Spring Provider Workshop Dates and Locations are Now Available! ... More
Oct 27
The West Virginia State-wide Transition Plan (STP) has been Approved! ... More
Oct 04
Medicaid beneficiaries encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ... More
Sep 22
2016 Fall Provider Workshops Registration Information is now Available ... More
Sep 20
Draft Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver Proposal Available for Public Comment through October 20, 2016. ... More
Aug 18
Understanding letters you may receive from the Internal Revenue Service ... More
Jun 30
Bureau for Medical Services Waives Emergency Transfer Preadmission (PAS) Need ... More
Jun 16
WV Medicaid Limits Benzodiazepine and Sedative Hypnotics ... More
Jun 10
WV Medicaid Age Limits for Tramadol-Containing Agents Announcement ... More
Apr 25
Provider Payment Announcement ... More
Apr 21
Attention Unenrolled Providers! Starting June 1, 2016, all prescriptions must be written by West Virginia Medicaid enrolled providers. ... More
Mar 25
2016 Spring Provider Workshops ... More
Mar 24
Electronic Health Records Incentive Program ... More
Jan 28
Update on Drug Testing Procedures ... More
Jan 08
Attention Providers! The WV New Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) will be emplemented on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. ... More
Jan 08
DHHR Announces State Fiscal Year 2017 Managed Care Withhold Measures ... More
Dec 17
DHHR Estimates Millions in Savings Due to Privatization Efforts ... More
Nov 12
Fall 2015 WV Medicaid Provider Workshops Materials Available ... More
Sep 25
The most recent ICD-10-Highlights are now available for Providers ... More
Sep 04
Change in Prior Authorization Process for ALL Medicaid Providers Effective October 1, 2015 ... More
Aug 28
The latest ICD-10-Highlights are now available for Providers ... More
Aug 18
Revalidation Notice for Phases 1 through 10 Medicaid Providers ... More
Aug 13
New ICD-10 Highlights for Providers ... More
Jul 09
ICD-10 Highlights for Providers ... More
Jun 08
IDDW FAQ's ... More
Aug 09
SPA 13-006 Hospital Provider Tax Comment Until 6/30/13 ... More
Dec 04
SPA 12-013 Special Hospital Payments ... More
Nov 19
MED13006 MMIS - Technical Proposals ... More
MED12009 - Managed Care Program - Award ... More
Draft MFP Sustainability Plan for Comment until April 17, 2015 ... More
Home Health Chapter Open for Public Comment until May 11, 2015 ... More
Hospice Manual Open for Public Comment Until May 11, 2015 ... More
ICF-IID Chapter Open for Public Comment Until May 11, 2015 ... More
IDD Waiver Application Available for Public Comment until April 27, 2015 ... More
1115 Waiver - Early MAGI Implementation ... More
Chapter 509 Hospice Services for Comment Until 5/22/13 ... More
Chapter 512 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver Services Manual Comment Until 5/2/13 ... More
MED13006 - MMIS Award ... More
MED13003 - Psychological Consultant Services ... More
PERM 2013 Education Webinar Information ... More
Retroactive Self Attestation Notice ... More
Chapter 518 Pharmacy Services Manual Comment until 7/3/13 ... More
Chapter 502 Behavioral Health Clinic Services Manual Comment Until May 27, 2014 ... More
Chapter 501 Aged and Disabled Waiver Manual Comment Until 5-5-14 ... More
Chapter 519.4 Bariatric Services Comment Until 12/12/14 ... More
HCBS Transition Plans Comment Period until December 26, 2014 ... More
Policies for Comment Until October 12, 2014 ... More
Health Home Policies Comment Period until December 26, 2014 ... More
Psychological Services Policy Public Comment Period until January 19, 2015 ... More
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