Notices
Mercy Care publishes provider notices with up-to-the-minute information you may need to know from our regulators, new coding/claims processing rules or any other new plan information. Our goal is to keep you as well informed about our plan as possible. You can receive provider notices directly via email. Click here to sign up for our mailing list.
Our Claims Processing Manual is located on our Claims web page. Many of our previously listed provider notifications are related to claims processing and have been incorporated into our Claims Processing Manual.
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Complete Care Current Notices
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- Collaborate with Mercy Care regarding Telehealth/Telemedicine Document Date: 03/27/2020 NEW
- Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Update Document Date: 03/23/2020 NEW
- COVID-19 Emergency Medical Coding Guidance from AHCCCS Document Date: 03/19/2020 NEW
- Paper and electronic (835) remit issues update Document Date: 03/18/2020 NEW
- COVID-19 Precautions and Justice-Involved Members Document Date: 03/17/2020 NEW
- COVID-19 Important Updates for Providers Document Date: 03/13/2020
- Provider Manual February 2020 Update Document Date: 03/02/2020
- Vaccine for Children (VFC) Important Information Document Date: 02/27/2020
- Mercy Care's Online Prior Authorization Search Tool Document Date: 02/21/2020
- Paper and electronic (835) remit issues Document Date: 02/21/2020
- NDC denial issue identified Document Date: 02/19/2020
- Prior Authorization for Inpatient Behavioral Health Providers Update Document Date: 02/13/2020
- AHCCCS Provider Enrollment Portal (APEP) Update Document Date: 02/10/2020
- Providers subject to EVV - Electronic Verification 1% Differential Payment Document Date: 02/06/2018
- Specialty Pharmacy Change Document Date: 01/30/2020
- TAPI: Recent outbreak of the Coronavirus Document Date: 01/23/2020
- Phone Interpretation Services - Transitioning to Language Line Reiteration Document Date: 01/22/2020
- On-line Provider Directory accuracy reminder Document Date: 01/15/2010
- Interpreter services Document Date: 01/10/2020
- J3145 - Injection, testosterone undecanoate Document Date: January 6, 2020
- New SABG Modifier U7 required Document Date: 01/03/2020
- AzAHP Updated Credentialing Forms Document Date: 1/2/2020
- Pharmacy Network Changes Document Date: 12/12/2019
- Data Collecting for the AZ CYE 2018 Hybrid Performance Measure Study Document Date: December 12, 2019
- Provider Enrollment Portal Update Document Date: 12/11/2019
- FY20 Substance Abuse Grant Funds Allocated Update Document Date: 12/10/2019
- Social Determinants of Health Diagnosis Code Billing Document Date: 11/21/2019
- St. Luke's Medical Center to Close Document Date: 11/20/2019
- Vaping Related Respiratory Illness Document Date: 11/20/2019
- AHCCCS APEP Project Communication Update Document Date: 11/18/2019
- Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Requirements Document Date: 11/12/2019
- Phone Interpretation Services - Transitioning to Language Line Document Date: 11/11/2019
- FAQs - Applied Behavioral Health Analysis (ABA) CPT Codes Document Date: 11/04/2019
- Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Document Date: 10/30/2019
- Physical Therapy Documentation Requirements Document Date: 10/30/2019
- Acute Skilled Nursing Facility authorization process change effective 11/01/2019 Document Date: 10/25/2019
- Differential Adjusted Payment (DAP) Document Date: 10/23/2019
- Prior Authorization for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) CPT Codes Document Date: 10/01/2019
- Electronic prescribing of controlled substances Document Date: 09/19/2019
- Waiver of Crisis Claims Timeliness Requirements Document Date: 09/12/2019
- Synagis (palivizumab) injections Document Date: 09/10/2019
- Provider Vaccine Booklet Document Date: 09/06/2019
- AHCCCS Quality Management System (QMS) Web Portal Application Reminder Document Date: 08/26/2019
- Provider Types 77, IC and 05 - new provider billing requirements Document Date: 08/14/2019
- AzAHP Forms for Credentialing Document Date: 08/12/2019
- Mercy Care methodology for Behavioral Health intake medical records Document Date: 08/08/2019
- Interpretation services completed in a physician's office Document Date: 08/08/2019
- Prescription for Change Opioid Conference Document Date: 08/08/2019
- Oxford House offering NEW sober living options in Maricopa County Document Date: 08/06/2019
- Appropriate billing for T1016 - Case Management - Revised Document Date: 08/06/2019
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) CONTINUUM Tool Document Date: 08/05/2019
- Allergy Services Document Date: 08/02/2019
- ProPat is now available Document Date: 07/26/2019
- Enhanced Clinical Editing Process Document Date: 07/23/2019
- Prior Authorization Required for Specific J Codes Document Date: 7/18/2019
- Behavioral Health Residential Facility Requirements Document Date: 07/11/2019
- Home Visit Resources in Arizona Document Date: 07/11/2019
- New Reference Material Updates - Crisis/State-Only Membership Services Online and Non-Title Enrollment Document Date: 6/14/2019
- Notification of admissions at Sub-Acute facility Document Date: 6/13/2019
- Health Advisory – Hepatitis A in Arizona Provider Notification from ADHS Document Date: 6/13/2019
- HCPCS H0038-GT performed in a Telehealth location Document Date: 6/7/2019
- AHCCCS Medical Coding Resources Document Date: 6/7/2019
- Prior Authorization for Residential Substance Abuse for Adults Document Date: 6/7/2019
- Timely filing reduction Document Date: 5/28/2019
- EPSDT Standards and Tracking Forms Document Date: 5/20/2019
- Update: AHCCCS Electronic Visit Verification Provider Survey-Due Date: 5/28/2019 Document Date: 05/20/2019
- Pharmacy Changes Effective May 1, 2019 Document Date: 05/17/2019
- UPDATE: AHCCCS Electronic Visit Verification Provider Survey Document Date: 05/03/19
- Mandatory use of OPI or VRI for interpretation sessions one hour or less Document Date: 05/03/19
- Non-Emergency Transportation - trips over 100 miles and multi-leg trips Document Date: 04/15/19
- Mercy Care wins statewide BH/PH Integrated DDD contract Document Date: 04/03/19
- Implementation date change - Notification of change to inpatient claim submission requirements Document Date: 03/28/19
- Acute Skilled Nursing Facility authorization process change Document Date: 3/19/19
- Online Provider Directory accuracy Document Date: 3/19/19
- Public Health Agencies announced confirmed measles case in Pima County Document Date: 3/18/19
- Addressing the increase of Syphilis in Arizona Document Date: 2/9/19
- Notification of Change to Inpatient Submission Requirements Document Date: 1/30/19
- Member Handbook Updates Document Date:1/17/2019
- Billing Mercy Care Advantage and Mercy Care members for non-covered services Document Date:1/17/2019
- Effective approach to submit attachments to claim resubmissions Document Date: 12/19/2018
- Split-billing - non-emergency transportation Document Document Date: 12/19/2018
- Arizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS) Document Date: 12/18/2018
- Services Allowed in Place of Service 03 - School Document Date: 12/12/2018
- Dual eligibility - MCA cost sharing and coordination of benfeits Document Date: 11/30/2018
- Coordination of Care between ACC and RBHA Grants Document Date: 11/16/2018
- Crisis/State-Only Membership Document Date: 11/21/2018
- Pharmacy is offering electronic prior authorization (ePA) Document Date: 11/02/2018
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Complete Care Archived Notices
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- Action Alert - Impending opioid e-prescribing mandate guidance Document Date: 10/16/2018
- AHCCCS Complete Care Award Document Date: 05/03/2018
- Akorbi interpretation services Document Date: 10/04/2018
- Alternative Non-Emergency Transportation Billing Document Date: 10/31/2018
- Arizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS) Document Date: 12/12/2018
- Consolidation of Site IDs and Health Plan IDs Document Date: 10/18/2018
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - Contract Information Change Document Date: 10/02/2018
- Formulary Change Effective 7/1/18 for Mercy Care Document Date: 06/29/2018
- Important provider notice regarding AHCCCS eligibility and Enrollment Document Date: 09/19/2018
- Lorry Bottrill - President and CEO of Mercy Care Document Date: 10/08/2018
- Mercy Care Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) service providers Document Date: 10/04/2018
- Obstetric Billing Document Date: 10/18/2018
- Pima County provider services after 10/01/2018 Document Date: 10/31/2018
- Prior authorization update Document Date: 09/25/2018
- Provider Manual Updates - July 2018 Document Date: 07/02/2018
- Synagis - Information for 2018-2019 Document Date: 10/10/2018
- Vaccine for Children re-enrollment by June 30, 2018 Document Date: 06/08/2018
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Complete Care AHCCCS Minimum Subcontract Provisions
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- Mercy Care Plan Minimum Subcontract Provisions Effective 10/01/2017
- Mercy Care Plan Minimum Subcontract Provisions Effective 10/01/2016
- Mercy Care Plan Minimum Subcontract Provisions Effective 07/01/2016