NEBRASKA MEDICAID PROGRAM

Nebraska Medicaid Program

Provider Information

Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver Assisted Living Services
Provider Handbook

The links below comprise your Nebraska Medicaid Provider Handbook. This handbook is your primary resource for information about the Nebraska Medicaid Program, including program regulations, service coverage requirements and limitations, forms, billing requirements, and payment information.

Please review this handbook prior to providing services and requesting payment from Nebraska Medicaid and share it with personnel who perform referrals, authorization, coding and claims submission for your office.

If you have questions or comments about this information, contact the Medicaid Program Specialist for the type of service: Contacts Medicaid.

Regulations

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Administration
Chapter 2	Provider Participation
Chapter 3	Payment for Medical Services
Chapter 12	Nursing Facility Services
Chapter 36	Hospice Services

Appendices (Forms, Reports and Instructions)

471-000-49	Claims Submission Table
471-000-50	Standard Electronic Transaction Instructions
471-000-79	Form EA-160, "Record of Health Cost - Share of Cost - Medicaid Program", and Completion Instructions
471-000-82	Instructions for Completing Turnaround MC-4, "Long Term Care Facility Turnaround Billing Document"
471-000-85	Explanation of Remittance Advice and Refund Requests Report
471-000-87	Example of Form MC-2, "Electronic Attachment Control Number Form"
471-000-99	Medicaid Claim Adjustment and Refund Procedures
471-000-100	Form MCP575, "Casualty Insurance Policy Information Sheet"
471-000-122	Nebraska Health Connection: Listing of Plans and Vendors
471-000-123	Explanation of Nebraska Medicaid Eligibility Documents
471-000-124	Instructions for Using the Nebraska Medicaid Eligibility System (NMES)
471-000-127	Explanation of Deleted Medicaid Claims Weekly Report (MCP564-D)
471-000-128	Explanation of Medicaid Claims in Process Over 30 Days Report (MCP564-S)

Provider Bulletins

Number	Subject	Date
12-09	Initial ICD-10 Awareness	02/07/12
11-56	Update on Turnaround Billing	09/15/11
11-25	Elimination of Turnaround Billing Document	05/20/11
11-13	UPDATE Nebraska Medicaid Implementation of the National Correct Coding Initiative Edits	02/11/11
10-39	Nebraska Medicaid Implementation of the National Correct Coding Initiative Edits	09/20/10
09-41	2010 Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver Assisted Living Rates	12/10/09
09-02	Provider responsibility to screen employees and contractors for HHS-OIG exclusion status	02/04/09
08-37	2009 Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver Assisted Living Rates	10/31/08
08-25	Revision to NAC 471 Appendix 471-000-82 Instructions for Completing Turnaround MC-4 "Long Term Care Facility Turnaround Billing Document"	06/25/08
08-12	DHHS Website Email Notification Feature, Online Provider Handbooks and Provider Bulletins, Electronic Claims, Funds Transfer and Other Options	05/12/08
07-10	New Medicaid Claim Reports – New Process for Reporting Deleted Medicaid Claims	05/09/07
07-28	2008 Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver Assisted Living Rates	11/30/07

Go to Rules and Regulations and Provider Bulletins for all Medicaid regulations, appendices and bulletins.

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