RA Messages for December 26, 2001
PHARMACY PROVIDERS, PLEASE NOTE!!!
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE COVERAGE OF A DRUG PRODUCT, PLEASE CONTACT
THE PBM HELP DESK AT 1-800-648-0790.
ATTENTION ALL MEDICAID PROVIDERS
THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE PROVIDER TRAINING WORKSHOPS HAVE CONCLUDED. IF YOU
FAILED TO ATTEND, YOU SHOULD REQUEST COPIES OF THE TRAINING MANUALS BY CALLING PROVIDER RELATIONS TOLL FREE AT 1-800-473-2783 OR 924-5040 IN
THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ALL PROVIDERS MUST COMPLY WITH POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE TRAINING MANUALS. IN ADDITION, AL OF THE PROVIDER UPDATES DATING
BACK TO FEBRUARY 1991 CAN BE LOCATED AT THE WEB SITE AT WWW.LAMEDICAID.COM.
NOTICE TO ALL PROVIDERS
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2001, OBSTETRICAL AND PRENATAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED
WITH A PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE COMMUNITYCARE REFERRAL PROCESS. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO UNISYS
PROVIDER RELATIONS AT 800-473-2783.
NOTICE TO PROVIDERS
THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) HAS ISSUED AN ALERT
REGARDING THE RECALL OF BAXTER INTERNATIONAL RENAL DIALYZERS. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECALL, YOU MAY CONTACT BAXTER INTERNATIONAL AT
THE CENTER FOR ONE BAXTER AT 1-800-422-9837 OR 847-948-4770 (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST)
LONG TERM CARE PROVIDERS
DUE TO PROCEDURAL CHANGES, A PRIVATE
CONTRACTOR, BENOVA, WILL BEGIN TAKING LONG TERM CARE APPLICATIONS EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 2, 2002. THIS WILL IN NO WAY AFFECT THE METHOD OF DETERMINING
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR LONG TERM CARE APPLICANTS.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2002, ALL REQUESTS FOR
LONG TERM CARE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO BENOVA AT 1-877-456-1146 FOR
PROCESSING. INVOICES FOR PAYMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 15,
2002. ANY REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT MADE AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE
PAID.