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The following information changed on the MHCP Provider website:
We updated the MHCP Provider Manual:
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Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) – Under Covered Services - Medical screenings, we added a Vaccine Counseling section to explain vaccine-only visits for children and youth under age 21 are covered.
- COVID-19 – Coronavirus (COVID-19):
- Under Covered Services Changes and Modifications, COVID-19 Testing, we explained the TT program change is retroactive to 3/18/21 and may also receive access to vaccines and treatment related to COVID-19.
- Under Billing, Vaccines, we changed the effective date for COVID-19 vaccine CPT 91305 to 11/1/21 and the effective date for COVID-19 CPT administration codes 0051A-0054A to 11/1/21.
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Immunizations and Vaccinations – We updated information for vaccine counseling: Effective Jan. 1, 2022, MHCP will cover vaccine counseling-only visits for COVID-19 and routine vaccines. Providers are encouraged to counsel for administration of vaccines, and any provider who is eligible to administer a vaccination may bill for the vaccine counseling session.
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