FFS2 Provider Bulletins - Department of Mental Health

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Provider Bulletin 9th Edition – Issue 8 Funding Source Authorization Numbers, Services Require Member Authorization Numbers, FY 24/25 IGP/FFS2 Provisional Payment Schedule
- CalAIM IGP-FFS II Fee Discipline List Effective 07/01/2024
Provider Bulletin 9th Edition – Issue 7 Update to the Protocol for Providers to Resolve Claims with CO 96 N30/MA 43 Denial bulletin distributed in July 2024
Provider Bulletin 9th Edition – Issue 6 FY 24-25 Protocol for Denial Reimbursement

Provider Bulletin 8th Edition – Issue 14 Authorization Numbers and FY 22/23 FFS Provisional Payments Schedule
Provider Bulletin 8th Edition – Issue 13 New Documentation Requirements for SMHS Effective 7/1/22
Provider Bulletin 8th Edition – Issue 12 Update to Medi-Cal Date of Birth Adjudication Edits
Provider Bulletin 8th Edition – Issue 11 Updated Criteria to Access Specialty Mental Health Services

Provider Bulletin 8th Edition – Issue 2 E&M Procedure Code 99201 Inactivation Effective 1/1/21; E&M Procedure Code Duration Changes Effective 1/1/21
Provider Bulletin 8th Edition – Issue 1 Requirements On Where Medi-Cal Clients Can File Complaints Regarding Psychotherapy Services
- MH 740 – Notice to Psychotherapy Client for Licensed or Registered Practitioners with the BBS
Provider Bulletin 7th Edition – Issue 1 Reminder of Contract and Credentialing Requirements for Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 8 Funding Source Authorization Numbers for FY 20-21; Services Require Member Authorization Numbers
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 7 Procedure Code Update Effective 9/1/20; Removal of Prior Authorization Requirement on Specialty Mental Health Services
- FFS Procedure Codes, Durations, and Rates Effective 9/1/2020
- FFS Telehealth and Telephone Procedure Codes
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 6 Required Reporting of Overpayments to Contract Providers Resulting from Waste, Fraud, or Abuse
- IN 19-034 Void Report (Apr 2018-Jun 2020)
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 5 FFS Network Providers Rendering Telephone and Telehealth Sessions During COVID-19 Public Emergency

Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 4 Under Threshold Services Authorization Numbers for 2020 Trimesters; Services Required Member Authorization Numbers
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 3 Inpatient Consultation Codes for Services Delivered at an Outpatient Hospital with Place of Service Code 22
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 2 FY 19-20 Medi-Cal Professionals Services Contract; Revised Reimbursement Rates; Specialty Mental Health Services Requiring Prior Authorization
Provider Bulletin 6th Edition – Issue 1 CPT Code Effective 1/1/19 – Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing Services

Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 11 CPT Code Changes – Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing Services
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 10 Under Threshold Services Authorization Numbers for 2019 Trimesters; Services Required Member Authorization Numbers; Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Authorization
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 9 Medi-Cal Denial Code CO 16/N204: Invalid Service Facility Location
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 8 Medi-Cal Denials for Gender and Date of Birth Mismatch; Gender and Date of Birth Mismatch – Integrated System; Verifying State Data for Client’s Sex and Date of Birth; Correcting Information in the State’s Eligibility Record

Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 6 ICD-10-CM Enhancement of the Integrated System
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 5 ICD-10-CM Implementation; Reminder of Changes to Medication Support Procedure Code; Attention to LCSW, MFT and CNS Providers
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 4 Medicare Risk HMO Indicator; Age Restrictions Lifted for LCSW, MFT, and CNS
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 3 Update Contractor Addresses and Contact Info; Subcontracting by Fee-for-Service Network Providers is Prohibited; Notices to LACDMH
- Attachment X to Fifth Edition – Issue 3
- Form W-9
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 2 Confidentiality and Security Access Controls
Provider Bulletin Fifth Edition – Issue 1 Changes to Medication Support Procedure Code