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Updated Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Matrix

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The Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) matrix has been updated. Providers should check the updated EVV service matrix below to confirm whether they are an EVV Provider. If you provide any of the services listed below, you are required to have an EVV system by January 1, 2021. (Click image to enlarge.)

Updated EVV Matrix 12-03-2020

If you have not established your Agency’s EVV system by January 1, 2021, you will no longer be able to bill or receive payment for services identified as requiring EVV within the federal mandate.

For more information about this federal mandate please see the DHHS EVV information page.

EVV providers with any questions may e-mail providerevv@alliancehealthplan.org. Alliance will work to connect them with HHA so their EVV platform can be built.

Upcoming AHEC Trainings

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Southern Regional AHEC will be offering two different trainings on December 16 with CEU’s being offered. Each training is being offered at $25 for Alliance providers.

Topic: Ethics in a Changing Behavioral Health Environment
Time: 10am – Noon
Registration: Complete registration
Description: This workshop will review how the current pandemic is changing the behavioral health environment.
Upon conclusion of this program participants should be able to:

  • Participants are able to review the similarities and distinctions between behavioral health professional codes of ethics.
  • Participants are able to describe the basic principles of public health ethics.
  • Participants are able to identify ethical dilemmas in current practice.
  • Participants are able to apply ethical principles to changes in practice.

 

Topic: Psychiatric Advance Directives: Supporting Autonomy and Self-Direction
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Registration: Complete registration
Description: This afternoon workshop will provide an introduction to Psychiatric Advance Directives and the ethical principles that guide their use.

Upon conclusion of this program participants should be able to:

  • Describe legal tools known as psychiatric advance directives;
  • Review how to implement their use in clinical practice; and
  • Discuss relevant ethical principles of beneficence, autonomy, and justice as they apply to PADs.

EVV Implementation Postponed

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DHHS has decided to postpone the implementation of the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system for at least three months. They will share a more formal communication about this next week and we will forward it to you through our Provider News Service.

DMHDDSAS and DHB COVID 19 Update for NC Providers

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DMHDDSAS and DHB will host a COVID 19 Update for NC Providers on December 10 at 3pm. During this call, panelists will present policy updates from DMHDDSAS and DHB representatives followed by an open Q&A session. Additionally, NC Start will be giving a short presentation on identifying and coping with stress, depression and other issues in individuals with IDD. The Division of Public Health will provide information of Tobacco Free policies as they relate to Medicaid.

You must register to attend the call.

These calls will be held monthly on the first Thursday of each month.

Temporary COVID Rates

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Due to the COVID outbreak, Alliance Health is committed to providing financial support for our providers. Alliance has made the decision to assign temporary COVID rates effective with dates of service December 1, 2020, thru March 31, 2021, for the codes listed below:

Medicaid

  • T2021 22 HQ U4 – B3 DI Day Supports Group – Hourly
    Temporary COVID rate December 1, 2020- March 31, 2021: $16.74
    Member and provider-specific rates will not change
  • T2021 22 HQ – Day Supports Group- Hourly
    Temporary COVID rate December 1, 2020- March 31, 2021: $16.74
    Member and provider-specific rates will not change
  • T2021 22 HQ GT CR- Day Supports Group- Hourly
    Temporary COVID rate December 1, 2020- March 31, 2021:$16.74
    Member and provider-specific rates will not change

State

  • YP620 ADVP
    Temporary COVID rate December 1, 2020- March 31, 2021: 25% increase of providers’ current rate
    Member and provider-specific rates will not change

Providers will need to submit adjustments if there are billed any claims with dates of service December 1 forward. Please contact your assigned Provider Network Specialist if you have any questions.

Important Provider Feedback Needed

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NC DHHS Transition of Care team is partnering with the LME-MCO network in seeking provider feedback for options of how to share substance use disorder information for those members who will be transferring to a Standard Plan/PHP. You can review the options here and submit your feedback by taking a short survey. All responses are due by close of business on December 3, 2020.​

Reminder: Feedback Requested on Community Needs Assessment

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Alliance is conducting its annual Community Needs Assessment to evaluate service capacity, needs and gaps in Cumberland, Durham, Johnston and Wake counties. We are seeking input from our community through multiple approaches, including a web-based survey.

Information received through this process will inform our service planning and development efforts for the next year and help us better serve adults, children and families in the Alliance region. Please help us obtain community feedback by responding to the survey by Friday, December 11, and by distributing this message to others who may have an interest in responding. We would also appreciate your help reaching members and families who do not have internet access or would prefer to submit a hard copy version of the survey. Access a hard copy for download.

We would also appreciate your help distributing this survey to members and families who speak Spanish. A Spanish language version of the survey is available online, and a hard copy version is available for download. Click here to download a Spanish version of the survey.

 

NAMI Durham Public Educational Meeting: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Mental Health Diagnoses

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Tuesday January 5, 2021, 7 PM.

Presented by Kathy Hotelling, Ph.D., ABPP, Co-founder and Board Chair of NCFASD Informed.

This program will examine the overlapping characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and mental health diagnoses and explain the importance of differential diagnosis in improving mental, emotional, behavioral and social outcomes.

FASD is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of conditions that can occur due to exposure to alcohol in utero; FASD is a developmental disability. The effects of fetal alcohol exposure can include behavioral, learning, and physical problems. Prevalence of this developmental disability is one in 20, but 90% remain unrecognized or misdiagnosed. A diagnosis of FASD can lead to early intervention and appropriate strategies that will improve the affected individual’s lifetime outcomes.

Register in advance for this meeting.

Update on Temporary COVID-19 Rates

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alliance Health is committed to providing financial support for our providers. Alliance has made the decision to continue to offer the current temporary COVID rates thru March 31, 2021.

In addition, the below codes are now assigned a temporary COVID rate increase. Member and Provider-specific rates will not change.  

Non-Medicaid

Developmental Therapy – H2014 HM

Temporary COVID rate December 1, 2020- March 31, 2021 $7.60

Member and Provider specific rates will not change


Personal Assistance – YP020

Temporary COVID rate December 1, 2020- March 31, 2021 $5.50

Member and Provider specific rates will not change

Please contact your assigned Provider Network Specialist if you have any questions.​

 

Request for Feedback on Community Needs Assessment

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Alliance is conducting its annual Community Needs Assessment to evaluate service capacity, needs and gaps in Cumberland, Durham, Johnston and Wake counties. We are seeking input from our community through multiple approaches, including a web-based survey.

Information received through this process will inform our service planning and development efforts for the next year and help us better serve adults, children and families in the Alliance region. Please help us obtain community feedback by responding to the survey by Friday, December 11, and by distributing this message to others who may have an interest in responding. We would also appreciate your help reaching members and families who do not have internet access or would prefer to submit a hard copy version of the survey. Access a hard copy for download.

We would also appreciate your help distributing this survey to members and families who speak Spanish.  A Spanish language version of the survey is available online, and a hard copy version is available for download. Click here to download a Spanish version of the survey.