In September 2009 the N.C. Medicaid Program will implement the North Carolina Electronic Claims Submission/Recipient Eligibility Verification Web Tool. This tool will allow providers to access electronic recipient eligibility via the North Carolina Electronic Claims Submission (NCECS) Webtool. https://webclaims.ncmedicaid.com/ncecs/. This new service will allow providers to immediately verify recipient information such as current eligibility, Medicaid benefit category, Medicare participation, CCNC/CA (Carolina ACCESS) participation and other insurance information. Providers who currently have an NCECSWeb logon ID and password can utilize this same logon information to access recipient eligibility verification. For additional information on verifying recipient eligibility refer to the Basic Medicaid Billing Guide on DMA's website at http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/basicmed/. Source: NC Medicaid Alert, 08/20/2009