S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Sec. 11H.12 of S.L. 2018-5 amends G.S. 108C-3, which categorizes Medicaid and NC Health Choice provider types as either limited, moderate, or high risk for purposes of provider screening and enrollment, in accordance with federal regulations. The change to the statute made in this section moves the following provider types from the high-risk category to the limited-risk category: (i) nationally-accredited behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disability provider agencies and (ii) licensed outpatient behavioral health providers. This section also deletes outdated references to Critical Access Behavioral Health Agencies in the statute.

This section became effective June 12, 2018, and applies to initial provider applications and revalidation requests made on or after that day.