COVID-19 information from Clear Health Alliance
Clear Health Alliance is closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and how the novel coronavirus will impact our customers and provider partners. Our clinical team is actively monitoring external queries and reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help us determine what action is necessary on our part.
COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 vaccine administration — billing (April 5, 2022)
- Important notice: COVID-19 vaccine entry in Florida SHOTS (August 2, 2021)
- COVID-19 member vaccination incentive (July 28, 2021)
- Transportation for COVID19 Vaccinations (March 17, 2021)
- HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (May 12, 2021)
- Important Notice: Provider Information for COVID-19 Vaccine Enrollment (December 21, 2020)
Update to prior authorization requirements for hospital transfers
Simply and CHA are reinstating prior authorization requirements for the following services that were previously waived in response to COVID-19.
Resources for people living with HIV
- COVID-19 Vaccines and People Living with HIV FAQs (February 2, 2022)
- Vaccination Recommendations for People Living with HIV (February 2, 2022)
- Oral COVID-19 Treatments for People Living with HIV (February 2, 2022)
HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund
COVID 19 vaccine equity and partnering with community based organizations
Anthem's Chief Health Officer, Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, and Dr. Reed Tuckson, Co-founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID discuss COVID vaccine equity and how partnerships, along with caring and compassion, help keep people healthy and save lives.
COVID-19 Update: Hospital Transfer Requirements (August 9, 2021)
COVID-19 flexibilities: ending provisional provider enrollment (July 19, 2021)
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Four COVID-19 Federally Supported Vaccination Sites (February 24, 2021)
COVID-19 Vaccine Survey
We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey that tells us more about your practice as it relates to registration and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Immunization and Well-Child Visits
- Florida SHOTS: Reminder Tool, Training Schedule and 2D Barcode Scanning (November 4, 2020)
- Important Notice: Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccines (November 2, 2020)
- Important notice: immunization and well-child visits (October 14, 2020)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) communications resource roundup
AHCA COVID-19 Updates
- Important Announcement for All Medicaid Providers - New Funding Opportunity Available (October 5, 2020)
- Reminder: Important Funding Announcement for All Medicaid Providers – Deadline extended to August 28 (August 17, 2020)
- AHCA Alert: Extension Granted -Important Funding Announcement for all Medicaid Providers (August 4, 2020)
- Reminder: Important Funding Announcement for All Medicaid Providers – 12 Days Left to Apply & New Webinar
- AHCA Updated Important Funding Announcement For All Medicaid Providers (June 19, 2020)
- AHCA COVID19 PT 2020-31 Behavioral Health Flexibilies (June 15, 2020)
- AHCA Alert: Providers Cannot Charge Florida Medicaid Recipients for Personal Protective Equipment
- AHCA COVID-19 Policy Transmittal 2020-18
- AHCA COVID-19 Telemedicine Guide for Therapy Services and EIS
- AHCA COVID-19 State of Emergency Coverage of Services
Telehealth Guidance
Prior Authorization Reinstatement July 17, 2020
COVID-19 state of emergency: hospital transfer requirements (July 14, 2020)
COVID-19 laboratory testing guidance
ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020
Department of Health and Human Services announces additional distributions from the Provider Relief Fund to eligible Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers (June 12, 2020)
Florida Department of Health Free Mask Request (COVID-19)
Listen now! Webinar recording available from Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc. for network providers on SBA loans and other federal relief programs in response to COVID-19
Federal resources available for health care providers and employers in the federal CARES Act
Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc. and Clear Health Alliance — Medicaid claims payment exceptions process (COVID-19)
Prior Authorizations and Limits on Services
CDC COVID-19 Coding Guidelines
Coronavirus Diagnosis Codes and Laboratory Testing
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is committed to ensuring that Medicaid recipients diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) receive all the care needed to address their symptoms. The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance related to claims coding and laboratory testing.
To help address providers' questions, we have developed the following FAQ list
Get the answers to these questions and more in our Talking Points PDF.
The latest updates regarding prior authorization requirements will be posted.