For MassHealth COVID-19 guidance and information covering all MassHealth providers, please see MassHealth COVID-19 Guidance for All Providers. You may also find it helpful to review DPH’s COVID-19 guidance for health care professionals.
Bulletins
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Nursing Facility Bulletin 178: Anticipated Update to COVID-19 Preparedness Program Payments notifies facilities that MassHealth intends to update the eligibility criteria for COVID-19 Preparedness Payments. This change is expected to be finalized through forthcoming amendments to 101 CMR 206.00: Standard Payments to Nursing Facilities. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 177: Anticipated Update to COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Supplemental Payments for Nursing Facilities notifies nursing facilities that MassHealth does not intend to issue surveillance testing payments after April 30, 2023. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 176: COVID-19 Preparedness Program Payments applies to nursing facilities participating in the MassHealth program that seek payments for quality improvements through COVID-19 preparedness under 101 CMR 206.10(18)(b). PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 175: COVID-19 Preparedness Program Payments applies to nursing facilities participating in the MassHealth program that seek payments for quality improvements through COVID-19 preparedness under 101 CMR 206.10(18)(b). PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 173: Coverage and Payment for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines Administered by Nursing Facilities states that nursing facility providers enrolled in the MassHealth nursing facility program may bill and receive payment for administering COVID-19 vaccines at the rates, and beginning on the effective dates, listed in this bulletin. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 172: Nursing Facility COVID-19 Booster/Third Vaccination Dose Supplemental Payment details a one-time supplemental payment, provided by MassHealth, for nursing facilities that met established criteria around staff uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine third dose and booster dose by January 16, 2022. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 166: Updated Reporting on Staff Hours and Staffing Preparedness for Nursing Facilities superseded Nursing Facility Bulletin 163. Use of the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) replaces the requirement for facilities to report monthly staffing level reports directly to MassHealth, effective July 1, 2021. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 161: Termination of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Isolated Spaces Program for Nursing Facilities provided guidance to nursing facilities participating in the Isolation Spaces Program regarding the program that ended April 1, 2021, including notification to local hospitals and requirements for transfers or discharges of residents in these spaces. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 160: Coverage and Payment for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Monoclonal Antibody Product Infusion administered by Nursing Facilities provides guidance on MassHealth coverage and payment for two investigational monoclonal antibody therapies when administered to members in nursing homes. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 155: Reporting on Staff Hours and Staffing Preparedness for Nursing Facilities requires nursing facilities to report on staffing levels, including information demonstrating the facility’s average staffing hours per patient day and whether the facility holds a signed contract with one or more temporary nursing agencies, on a bi-weekly basis. PDF | Word
- Nursing Facility Bulletin 154: Updated Room Density Reporting and Planning for Nursing Facilities superseded MassHealth Nursing Facility Bulletin 151 and MassHealth Nursing Facility Bulletin 153, requiring nursing facilities implement measures to monitor or decrease the number of residents per room to encourage rooming arrangements that are better suited to physically distance residents and protect against the spread of COVID-19. PDF | Word
| Last updated: | February 8, 2023 |
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