NC · guidance
N.C. Medicaid Clinical Coverage Policy No. 3D § 5.1
Prior Approval
Medicaid hospice services require prior approval request but do not require clinical review
for Hospice service until after the first (1st) and second (2nd)) benefit periods. Request for
Hospice service beginning with the third (3rd) and for each subsequent benefit periods
must receive prior approval and clinical review. PA request must be submitted online
through the NCTracks Provider Portal.
Provenance
- Source
- medicaid.ncdhhs.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- ccp-3d-2024-03-15
- Content hash
ef0ac7ee1a68c37cf7db622a5f4a43476b67a599e82976124ca325d92dfdceec
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