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The MO HealthNet Division (MHD) is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The virus has been named "SARS-CoV-2" and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" (abbreviated "COVID-19").
MHD and Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance (MMAC) do not require performing providers to receive approval to provide MHD covered services to MHD enrolled participants in different facilities or at different sites. MHD will reimburse providers for services provided at different facilities and different site. Providers should continue to bill the way they currently bill.
This Hot Tip also applies to providers who are contracted with the Managed Care Organizations.