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Provider Affiliations

August 1, 2012 – MHCP Provider Update MHP-12-09

Effective August 1, 2012, Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) requires hospitals and clinic providers to review their professional affiliations with individual providers and report any changes to the MHCP Provider Enrollment unit. This is in preparation for the Minnesota Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program (MEIP). MHCP requests that all provider groups review and update their provider affiliations by October 15, 2012.

MEIP Group Affiliations

As part of the MEIP program, all participating providers will be required to attest and meet a minimum Medicaid Patient Volume (MPV) for the reporting period. Eligible Professionals (EPs) affiliated with a clinic or group practice can choose to attest their MPV as a group, as long as the affiliations are correct and current in the DHS provider enrollment system. If you choose the group option, count all encounters associated with the practice in the group’s MPV calculation. This includes encounters by all affiliated providers, even those that are not EPs.

The following Provider Types are Eligible Professionals (EPs) for the MEIP program:

Provider Type Description	Provider Type (PT)
Physicians	20
Nurse Practitioners	65
Clinical Nurse Specialist	68
Physician Assistant (only when practicing in a FQHC, RHC or IHS that is led by a Physician Assistant)	69
Certified Nurse Midwife	66
Dentist	30

MHCP suggests that individual providers be aware of all of their provider group affiliations and understand whether EPs in those groups are planning to use the group MPV option. MHCP will provide more instructions on submitting MPV information in future communications about MEIP implementation.

Review Affiliations

Follow the instructions below to review the affiliations with your provider record:

1.	Log-in to your MN–ITS account
2.	Select Provider Lists from the left menu
3.	Select MHCP Provider Affiliations List
4.	Use the instructions on the document to find your organization’s information
5.	Review the list of individual professionals affiliated with your agency
6.	Report any changes to provider enrollment

Report Changes

You must report changes in professional affiliations to Provider Enrollment as they occur. Follow the instructions in the table below to report changes in professional affiliations.

If you are:	Complete and Fax to (651) 431-7462
An individual reporting changes about your own affiliation with an organization	Individual Practitioner - MHCP Provider Profile Change Form
An organization reporting the additional or termination of one professional affiliation	Individual Practitioner - MHCP Provider Profile Change Form for that professional
An organization reporting the addition of multiple professional affiliates	• One Individual Practitioner - MHCP Provider Profile Change Form • Report you are adding members to your group • Complete information about the organization • Spreadsheet with a list of the professional affiliations you are adding and their information
An organization reporting the termination of multiple professional affiliates	• One Individual Practitioner - MHCP Provider Profile Change Form: • Report you are terminating member affiliations from your group • Complete information about the organization • Spreadsheet with a list of the professional affiliations and their information

Additional Resources

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) 2009

• Minnesota Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program (MEIP)

• Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals

• CMS Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program FAQ

If you have questions about this information, call the MHCP Provider Call Center at 651-431-2700 or 1-800-366-5411.

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