The Voice of Speech, Hearing and Language Professionals in
North Carolina
NCSHLA promotes the professional practice of the speech, language and hearing sciences, advocates and serves as the voice of the profession, and works to enhance the lives of communicatively impaired citizens in North Carolina.
A meeting with CMS officials clarified the measures for audiologists to use for reporting in the Physician Quality Reporting System for receiving incentives and avoiding penalties.
On September 16, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Final Rule for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC). Under the Medicaid RAC program, states must enter
All N.C. Medicaid and N.C. Health Choice (NCHC) providers are responsible for maintaining custody of the records and documentation to support service provision and reimbursement of services by the N.C. Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) for at least six years. See 10A NCAC 22F.0107 and Section 7 of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Provider Administrative Participation Agreement. The Agreement is part of the enrollment application and may be accessed from the NCTracks Provider Enrollment Webpage.