How may CARE Act grantees that provide direct services and their sub-grantees or contractors find out how to become a Medicaid provider and what services are covered?
A7: CARE Act grantees that provide direct services and their sub-grantees or contractors should review the information provided on their State Medicaid agencys web site and/or contact the State Medicaid agency directly for questions not addressed in the material made available on the web site (www.cms.gov/medicaid/tollfree.asp). Additional assistance may be obtained from the HIV/AIDS resource person in each CMS Regional Office (www.cms.gov/about/regions). Q8: What should CARE Act grantees that provide direct services and their sub-grantees or contractors do if the services they provide are covered by Medicaid but their staff does not meet the professional credential requirements set by their state Medicaid program or the agency does not otherwise meet the qualifications to be a provider? A8: Title I and Title III grantees are required under the legislation [2] to contract only with Medicaid certified providers if a service is covered under Medicaid. If the provider does not charge for
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