North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians

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NCAFP ThisWeek —

NC Medicaid: New Annual Visit Limit Effective as of August 1, 2008

On August 1, 2008, NC DMA implemented a new annual visit limitation for Medicaid recipients effective with dates of service July 1, 2007, and after. The specific limits depend largely on the nature of the services rendered and the classification of the patient, but both mandatory and optional services are covered. As part of the change, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will be establishing a visit limitation threshold indicating that a recipient is nearing the total allowed visits and will implement a process of notification to the appropriate Community Care of North Carolina/Carolina ACCESS (CCNC/CA) network or primary care provider when a recipient reaches the visit limitation. Additional details of these changes were published in the August 2008 edition of the Medicaid Bulletin that is viewable at (http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us)

AAFP LIVE CME Coming to Cary on October 10th, 2008

The AAFP, with support from the NC Academy, will be presenting another LIVE CME event on October 10th, 2008 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, NC. This event is free for physicians and will include lectures on hyperlipidemia, adult and adolescent immunizations, pain management, musculoskeletal concerns in pediatric patients, and fibromyalgia. This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.5 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Of these credits, 3.0 conform to the AAFP criteria for evidence-based CME clinical content. CME credit has been increased to reflect 2 for 1 credit for only the EB CME portion. For complete information and online registration, please visit http://www.antidotecme.com/aafplive/Raleigh.aspx.