23 MAC Pt. 212, Ch. 1, R. 4.8
for all providers in addition to the specific provider type requirements outlined below:
Cite as 23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 212, Ch. 1, R. 4.8
for all providers in addition to the specific provider type requirements outlined below:
1. National Provider Identifier (NPI), verification from the National Plan and Provider
Enumeration System (NPPES),
2. A copy of the interim rate notice or current rate letter from CMS,
3. Copy of the nurse practitioner’s protocol and license to practice. If the nurse practitioner is
not enrolled with the Division of Medicaid as a provider, the nurse practitioner must
complete a provider application and obtain an individual provider number, and
4. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Information form and current
CLIA certificate, if applicable.
a) If the RHC performs only the six (6) tests listed in Miss. Admin. Code Part 212, Rule
1.3.D., a waiver certificate from the regional Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA) office must be obtained.
b) If the RHC provides other laboratory tests on site, the RHC must comply with all CLIA
requirements for the laboratory services actually provided.
C. An RHC must provide the following six (6) laboratory services on site which are included in
the PPS rate:
1. Chemical examinations of urine by stick or tablet method or both, including urine ketones,
2. Hemoglobin or hematocrit,
3. Blood glucose,
4. Examination of stool specimens for occult blood,
5. Pregnancy tests, and
6. Primary culturing for transmittal to a certified laboratory.
D. The Division of Medicaid does not allow co-mingling.
E. Physicians and non-physician practitioners cannot operate a private Medicare or Medicaid
practice during RHC hours of operation using the RHC’s resources.
F. The effective date of the Medicaid provider agreement will be the applicable date described in
Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 200, Rule 4.4.
G. The Division of Medicaid does not enroll out-of-state providers to provide RHC services,
except as described in Miss. Admin. Code Part 200, Rule 4.2 B.
H. RHC mobile units must be surveyed by the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) and
receive an approval letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prior
to providing services.
1. All federal and state requirements for RHC mobile units must be met.
2. The mobile unit must have a fixed set of locations where the unit is scheduled to be
providing services at specified dates and times.
a) Locations for RHC mobile unit services must meet the rural and shortage area
requirements at the time of survey.
b) Provided only within the county or within forty (40) miles of the county where the RHC
is located.
c) The schedule of times and locations must be posted on the mobile unit and publicized
by other means so that beneficiaries will know the mobile unit's schedule in advance.
3. NPs must remain within a seventy-five (75) mile distance from the primary physician.