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Approval to implement the Missouri Substance Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver was received on December 6, 2023. Through this demonstration, the state will expand access to a full continuum of services across American Society of Addiction (ASAM) levels of care statewide for opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD), as well as support access to a full continuum of mental health treatment services, by allowing Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for inpatient psychiatric services provided to eligible adults with SUD ages 12-64 within an IMD. Approval of the SUD program will allow the state to add Medicaid reimbursement for residential SUD services for individuals who meet medical necessity criteria, including residential SUD services in facilities that qualify as an institution for mental disease (IMD). In addition, approval of the serious mental illness (SMI) program will allow the state to add reimbursement for acute inpatient stays in an IMD.

 Public Notice

2024

04.29.2024 - SUD & SMI 1115 Demonstration Waiver Post-Award Forum Public Notice

2022

06.10.2022 - Public Notice regarding the 1115 waiver demonstration application seeking authority to reimburse for medically necessary residential substance use disorder (SUD) services furnished in facilities that qualify as an institution for mental disease (IMD)
06.10.2022 - Public Notice regarding the 1115 waiver demonstration application seeking authority to reimburse for medically necessary residential substance use disorder (SUD) services furnished in facilities that qualify as an institution for mental disease (IMD)
06.22.2022 - Public Notice regarding reimbursement for acute inpatient stays institutions for mental disease (IMD) for Medicaid enrollees ages 21-64 diagnosed with a serious mental illness (SMI).

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Date Volume Number Subject Type Program
01/01/2020 Medicare Beneficiary Identification Number (MBI) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
11/26/2019 Department of Health and Senior Services Lung Injury Outbreak Information Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
10/01/2019 42-20 ICD-10 Annual Update Eff Oct 2019 Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
09/24/2019 Social Security Number Removal Initiative Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
05/31/2019 Changes to Remittance Advice Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/26/2019 Third Party Vendor Requesting Drug Prior Authorization Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
02/15/2019 Reimbursement Issues - Pricing Inquiry Process Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
02/13/2019 41-40 2019 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
01/31/2019 41-38 Telehealth Originating Site Reimbursement Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
12/17/2018 NADAC Pricing Inquiries Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
12/13/2018 41-29 Medicare Crossover Claims Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
10/17/2018 41-25 ICD-10 Annual Updates 2018 Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
10/12/2018 41-24 Ordering Prescribing and Referring Provide Requirements Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
10/10/2018 41-22 Provider Enrollment Requirement Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
10/05/2018 41-20 Telehealth Telemedicine Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers