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MMCD All Plan Letters - 1998 to Current

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2008 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
08-001 Summary of 2007 Chaptered Legislation Affecting, or of Interest to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 02/05/2008
08-004 Managed Care Rate Reductions for FY 2008-09 05/12/2008
08-005 Managed Care Rate Reductions for FY 2008-09; Technical Clarification to MMCD All Plan Letter NO. 08-004 06/18/2008
08-006 Interim Procedures Until Execution of New EQRO Contract 06/30/2008
08-007 Requirements for Employee Education Regarding False Claims Recovery 07/01/2008

 2007 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
07-001 Conversion to Electronic Filing of Financial Reports 05/18/2007
07-002 Conlan v. Bonta: Conlan v. Shewry: Court Ordered Medi-Cal Beneficiary Reimbursement Process 01/31/2007
07-003 Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Reimbursement for Non-Contracted Emergency Services Providers) 03/16/2007
07-004 Summary of 2006 Chaptered Legislation Affecting, or of Interest to, Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 02/13/2007
07-005 Implementation of NPI Update 05/18/2007
07-007 Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Employee Education About False Claims) 03/09/2007
07-008 Topical Fluoride Varnish 04/18/2007
07-009 New Financial Reporting Requirements 05/14/2007
07-011 Update on California Department of Health Services Reorganization 06/06/2007
07-012 Identification of Regional Center Consumers 08/24/2007
07-013  Quality and Performance Improvement Program Requirements for 2008 09/25/2007
07-014 Hospice Services and Medi-Cal Managed Care 10/12/2007
07-015 Human Papillomavirus Vaccine 10/18/2007
07-017 Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Section 6036 (Citizenship Verification Requirement) 11/06/2007
07-019 2008-2009 Managed Care Plan MEDS/FAME/834+Supplemental Cutoff and Processing Schedule 12/20/2007
07-020 Medi-Cal Billing Restriction on the Use of Social Security Numbers 12/26/2007

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2006 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
06-001 HIPAA Requirements: Notice of Privacy Practices and Notification of Breaches 04/13/2006
06-002 MEDICARE PART D UPDATE 06/21/2006
06-003 MEDICARE PART D UPDATE 06/21/2006
06-004 National Provider Identifier (NPI) 06/14/2006
06-005 Protected Health Information (PHI) and Notification of Breaches 08/03/2006
06-006 Update to All Plan Letter 06-04 re: Implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) 09/08/2006
06-007 Termination of Subcontracting Relationships 09/18/2006
06-008 Contraceptive Devices 10/26/2006
06-009 Supplemental Data Request 
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10/23/2006
06-010 Quality and Performance Improvement Requirements for 2007 11/30/2006
06-011 Same Day Banking 11/01/2006
06-012 2007-2008 Managed Care Plan MEDS/FAME Cutoff and Processing Schedule 12/06/2006

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2005 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
05-001 Summary of 2003 and 2004 Chaptered Legislation Impacting or of Interest to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 01/06/2005
05-002 New Process for Transmitting Enrollment/Disenrollment Data 03/28/2005
05-003 Hospice Services and Medi-Cal Managed Care 03/25/2005
05-004 Personal Injury Inquiry Letter 04/11/2005
05-005 All Plan Letter 04006 Regarding Senate Bill 59 Notice of Action Letters 04/11/2005
05-006 HIPAA Requirements:  Plans’ Reporting Responsibilities 05/02/2005
05-007 Erectile Dysfunction Treatment for Known Sex Offenders 06/13/2005
05-008 Review and Analysis of Financial Status of Health Plans Proposed Request for Funding Augmentations 10/18/2005
05-009 Carve out Erectile Dysfunction Drugs 11/18/2005
05-010 Advance Directive Form 11/23/2005
05-011 2005-2006 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cutoff and Processing Schedule no date
05-012 Medicare Modernization Act; Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan 12/14/2005
05-013 Medicare Modernization Act; Medicare Part D Implementation System Changes 12/29/2005
05-014 Summary of 2005 Chaptered Legislation Impacting or of Interest to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 12/30/2005

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2004 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
04-001 2004 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 02/02/2004
04-002 Recovery of Capitation Paid to Health Care Plans for Deceased Beneficiaries 04/27/2004
04-003 Medi-Cal Providers on Probation 04/30/2004
04-004 Workers’ Compensation (WC)- Notice Award of New Workers’ Compensation Recovery Program (WCRP) Contractor; Reporting and Other Requirements 07/13/2004
04-005 Implementation of New Enrollment Forms 07/15/2004
04-006 SB 59 (Stats. 1999, Chapter 539) Required Notices of Action 11/01/2004
04-007 Implementation of New Enrollment Forms 10/29/2004
04-008 2004-2005 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 12/16/2004

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2003 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
03-001 Default Assignment of Beneficiaries 01/17/2003
03-002 SB 87 Medi-Cal Contact Information Release Form 01/31/2003
03-003 LTC Guidelines/Policy Letters GMC/Two Plan Letter 02/03/2003
03-004 Medi-Cal Managed Care Health Plan Capitated and Non Capitated Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Antipsychotic Drugs 04/07/2003
03-005 Medi-Cal Intercounty Transfers 05/20/2003
03-006 Facility Site Review Clarification #2 06/23/2003
03-007 Certified Quality Provider Site Certificate 06/23/2003
03-008 Quarterly Submission of Grievance Logs 07/07/2003
03-009 Implementation of Expedited State Hearings 08/27/2003
03-010 Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Requirements for Provision of Contraceptive Drug Services and Supplies 09/12/2003
03-011 Fraud Referral Procedure to Audits and Investigations (A&I) 10/22/2003
03-012 Medi-Cal Providers on Probation 10/24/2003
03-013 Non Contracted Emergency Room Rate Schedule 12/12/2003
03-014 Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. 12/12/2003
03-015 Use of Services Measures 12/17/2003

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2002 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
02-001 Medi-Cal HIV/AIDS Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program 07/19/2002
02-002 Possible Movement of Fame Files from the CA Health and Human Services (CHHS) Data Center to the Medi-Cal Web Site 03/15/2002
02-003 Cultural and Linguistic Contractual Requirements: Threshold and Concentration Standard Languages Update 07/07/2002
02-004 Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS) Reports Are Now Available on the DHS Internet Site 06/11/2002
02-005 Emergency Services Medical Claim Coding and Documentation Guidelines 08/07/2002
02-006 Implementation of Medi-Cal Managed Care Division (MMCD) Policy Letter 02-02 09/25/2002
02-007 Summary of 2002 Chaptered Legislation for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 11/12/2002
02-008 External Accountability Set (EAS) Performance Measure Audits 11/26/2002
02-009 2003 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 12/27/2002

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2001 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
01-001 Summary of 2000 Chaptered Legislation Impacting or of Interest to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 01/16/2001
01-002 Reporting and Other Requirements Regarding Workers’ Compensation Recovery 02/21/2001
01-003 Mifepristone (RU-486) As a Medi-Cal Benefit 07/25/2001
01-004 Health Plan Choice Reminders (Annual Renotifications) 08/21/2001
01-005 Implementation of a New Process Which Will Reject Encounter Data At Record Level 11/26/2001
01-006 2002 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 12/24/2001
01-007 Summary of 2001 Chaptered Legislation Impacting or of Interest to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 12/17/2001
01-008 Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program 12/17/2001

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2000 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
00-001 2000 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 02/03/2000
00-002 Medi-Cal Managed Care Medical Exemptions 02/29/2000
00-003 Policy and Procedure Revisions 03/07/2000
00-004 California Children’s Services (CCS) Policy Regarding the Requirement That All CCS Applicants Shall Make Application to the Medi-Cal Program (Health and Safety Code Section 123995) 04/14/2000
00-005 Invitation to All Plan Meeting on Year 2000 Proposed Contract Amendments 05/09/2000
00-006 Maximus Warehouse Relocation 06/05/2000
00-007 Potential Increase in New Enrollees Due to Changes in the Section 1931(b) Program 07/05/2000
00-008 Importance of Increased Outreach to New Eligibles Under the Section 1931(b) Program 08/15/2000
00-009 Percent of Poverty Population 09/15/2000
00-010 Draft 2000 Medi-Cal Managed Care Contract Amendments Package 00-01 09/13/2000
00-011 Ensuring Beneficiaries Receive Laboratory Services From CLIA Certified Laboratories 10/17/2000
00-012 Utilization Review of Initial Risk Assessments for Pregnant Women 12/22/2000
00-013 Amended Regulations for Enrollment and Disenrollment for Two-Plan Model Plans 12/28/2000
00-014 2001 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 12/29/2000

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1999 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
99-001 Managed Care Plan Utilization of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents-Certified Optometrists 01/21/1999
99-002 1999 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 01/21/1999
99-007 Medi-Cal Managed Care Health Education Work Group and the “Staying Healthy” Assessment Subcommittee 06/01/1999
99-008 Updates to Managed Care Data Dictionary 07/14/1999
99-009 Draft 1999 Medi-Cal Managed Care Contract Amendments 07/26/1999
99-010 Status of the Conversion to the Fiscal Intermediary Access to Medi-Cal Eligibility 08/03/1999
99-011 New Medi-Cal Managed Care Exemption Forms 08/03/1999
99-012 Revision to MMCD All Plan Letter 99003 Re: Year 2000 Readiness 10/08/1999
99-013 Concurrent Participation in the Medi-Cal Managed Care Program and the Multipurpose Senior Services Program 10/20/1999
99-014 Summary of 1999 Chaptered Legislation Impacting or of Interest to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans 12/01/1999
99-015 Emergency Services Claims 12/06/1999
99-016 Year 2000 Contingency Plan Update 12/16/1999

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1998 - All Plan Letters
Letter Number Title (Subject) of Letter Date of Issue
98-003 1998 Managed Care Plan (MCP) MEDS/FAME Cut-off and Processing Schedule 02/20/1998
98-006 California Children Services Numbered Letters 01-0298 and 09-0598 07/28/1998
98-007 Recombinant Growth Hormone Injections  03/27/1998
98-009 AID Code 38 11/25/1998

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