On January 24, 2022, NC State Health Director, Dr. Betsey Cuervo Tilson, rescinded the statewide standing orders for the following due to the high prevalence of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in North Carolina for which these therapies are not an effective treatment:
At the press conference on January 4th, Governor Cooper and Secretary Kinsley called on all North Carolinians to get vaccinated and get a booster as soon as they are eligible to protect themselves from severe illness from the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19.
From NC DHHS:
The stress of life, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, can feel overwhelming. But you don’t have to handle it on your own.
With a goal to educate medical providers and health care immunization teams on the most recent medical updates regarding the Pfizer vaccine, Pfizer is hosting free online webinars.
In recognition of National Rural Health Day, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar for Rural Communities.
HRSA has collaborated with the CDC to create a Checklist for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination. It includes helpful information and tips including resources, readiness reminders and guidance on vaccine supply and administration to children.
Effective Oct. 22, 2021, NC Medicaid-enrolled providers can bill code 99401 with HM modifier for telephone outreach to unvaccinated Medicaid beneficiaries. The goal of the outreach is to educate the beneficiaries on the vaccine and assist them in scheduling an appointment, ideally in the office where the outreach is originated.
With the anticipated approval for COVID-19 vaccines to be expanded to include younger children, now is a good time to review evidence-based tools and resources provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. You are a trusted source of information on this important topic, and it can be difficult sometimes to manage the mis-information that has many parents so concerned.
Please join NC Medicaid Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Shannon Dowler, along with all the NC Medicaid Managed Care plan CMO’s, for the October Back Porch Chat on October 21 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. 
This webinar will review new COVID-19 surge response offerings from NC Medicaid, including a COVID-19 vaccine incentive program for NC Medicaid beneficiaries. It will also review how to help a patient who needs Behavioral Health and Individual Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plan behavioral health services move from a standard plan to NC Medicaid Direct.
In efforts at improving transparency, this webinar will provide an overview of a claims dashboard and clinical quality measures, and show results across plans in our first quarter of NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Finally, it will summarize the “latest and greatest” in recent Medicaid bulletins and answer your questions. Please use this link to submit your questions in advance.
Please join NC Medicaid Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Shannon Dowler, along with all the NC Medicaid Managed Care plan CMO’s, for the October Back Porch Chat on October 21 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. This webinar will review new COVID-19 surge response offerings from NC Medicaid, including a COVID-19 vaccine incentive program for NC Medicaid beneficiaries. It will also review how to help a patient who needs Behavioral Health and Individual Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plan behavioral health services move from a standard plan to NC Medicaid Direct.
In efforts at improving transparency, this webinar will provide an overview of a claims dashboard and clinical quality measures, and show results across plans in our first quarter of NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Finally, it will summarize the “latest and greatest” in recent Medicaid bulletins and answer your questions. Please use this link to submit your questions in advance.
