Blog

Kentucky Medicaid Bed Reservation

Effective April 1, 2020 Department for Medicaid Services increased the bed reservation days to 30 per calendar year through the end of the Public Health Emergency. Therefore, Kentucky Medicaid patients have 30 bed reservation days as of 1/1/2022.

Single Audit

Recipients that spend a total of $750,000 or more in federal funds, including Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments and other federal financial assistance, during their fiscal year are subject to Single Audit requirements, as set forth in the regulations at 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 75 Subpart F.

Please reach out to our office to see if your facility is subject to Single Audit requirements. Call us at (270) 726-4033 or email us at: accountants@hargisandassociates.com

Annual DDE PPTN Recertification

DDE and PPTN users are required to recertify on an annual basis. To ensure a smooth transition for the 2022 DDE PPTN Recertification, CGS has added a user-friendly PDF form: Annual DDE PPTN Recertification Form.

•    Deadline: Part A deadline is March 31, 2022
•    FAX Completed form to: Kentucky Part A: 1.615.664.5943

Public Health Emergency Renewed

As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, do hereby renew, effective January 16, 2022, the January 31, 2020, determination by former Secretary Alex M. Azar II, that he previously renewed on April 21, 2020, July 23, 2020, October 2, 2020, and January 7, 2021, and that I renewed on April 15, 2021, July 20, 2021, and October 18, 2021 that a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide.

Click here for details from the HHS.gov website.