Medicaid and Telehealth – update
On 3/27/2020 Renee, IMHCA Lobbyist, has just finished listening to a call with Mike Randol, Medicaid Director.
They have a telehealth workgroup working on all telehealth details including billing codes for all options. He expects to have full guidance including mental health on how to bill and what to bill, etc by early next week.
April 2, 2020:
April 9th, 2020 IL 2127:
TO: Iowa Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS), Case Managers, and Integrated Health Home (IHH) Providers
APPLIES TO: Managed Care (MC), Fee-for-Service (FFS), Coronavirus Disease
FROM: Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS), Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME)
RE: Expansion of Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, and Companion Services during COVID-19 Related Public Health Emergency
EFFECTIVE: March 13, 2020
https://dhs.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/2127-MC-FFS-CVD_Expanded_Services_during_COVID-19.pdf?041320201616