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Provider Bulletins are temporary communications to announce changes to rules, law, policies and coverage decisions.


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38 Bulletins available.
Subject
Links below will open PDF documents.		 PB # Covered? Issue Date
Year/Month
Antiepileptic Drugs Guideline for Chronic Pain (65 KB) PB 05-10 With limitations  2005/08
Artificial discs, Coverage Decisions (103 KB) PB 05-02 No  2005/01
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (82 KB) PB 06-07 With limitations  2006/12
Bloodborne pathogens, testing and treatment of (97 KB) PB 01-06 Yes  2001/06
Bone cement for Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty (99 KB) PB 04-01 No  2004/01
Bone Growth Stimulators (73 KB) PB 06-08 With limitations  2006/12
Bone morphogenic protein for delayed factures and spinal fusion, Coverage Decisions (99 KB) PB 04-01 With limitations  2004/01
Botulinum toxin, Coverage Decisions (103 KB) PB 05-02 With limitations  2005/01
Brevio Nerve Conduction Testing System (59 KB) PB 07-06 No  2007/07
Ctrac™ Wrist Splint - Coverage Decision (54 KB) PB 06-02 No  2006/02
Dental Coverage and Payment Policy (758 KB) PB 07-10 With limitations  2007/11
Electrical stimulation for chronic wounds, Coverage Decisions (103 KB) PB 05-02 With limitations  2005/01
Electrodiagnostic Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold testing, Noncoverage of, Coverage Decisions (76 KB) PB 04-06 No  2004/05
ERMI Flexionater and extensionater devices, Coverage Decisions (41 KB) PB 03-09 No  2003/03
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) (41 KB) PB 03-09 No  2003/03
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Noncoverage of, Coverage Decisions (76 KB) PB 04-06 No  2004/05
Hearing Aids, Replacement of Linear Analog (60 KB) PB 07-07 Yes  2007/08
Home Modification Benefit (102 KB) PB 07-09 With limitations  2007/10
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic wounds, Coverage Decisions (103 KB) PB 05-02 With limitations  2005/01
Insurer Activity Prescription Form (APF) (170 KB) PB 07-08 With limitations  2007/09
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy, Coverage Decisions (99 KB) PB 04-01 No  2004/01
MedX Lumbar extension machine, Coverage of, Coverage Decisions (76 KB) PB 04-06 With limitations  2004/05
NC-stat™ Nerve Conduction Testing System - Coverage Decision (60 KB) PB 06-01 No  2006/02
Opioids to treat chronic, noncancer pain (184 KB) PB 00-04 With limitations  2000/05
Ottobock Vacuum Assisted Socket System (VASS) (41 KB) PB 03-09 No  2003/03
Out-of-State Care Coordination Pilot Project (275 KB) PB 07-05 With limitations  2007/06
Percutaneous Discectomy for disc herniation, Coverage Decisions (76 KB) PB 04-06 No  2004/05
Percutaneous Neuromodulation therapy (PNT), Coverage Decisions (76 KB) PB 04-06 No  2004/05
Pharmacy Billing, Third Party (92 KB) PB 07-02 N/A  2007/02
Pharmacy Incentive Payment Program (73 KB) PB 07-01 N/A  2007/02
Physical and Occupational Therapy Utilization Review (86 KB) PB 07-04 With limitations  2007/06
Prescription Drugs, Payment of Initial (256 KB) PB 07-11 With limitations  2007/11
Spinal Cord Stimulators for Injured Workers with Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain After Lumbar Surgery Pilot Study (220 KB / 1 min) PB 05-03 With limitations  2005/03
Thermal Shrinkage for the Treatment of Shoulder and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Instability (99 KB) PB 04-01 No  2004/01
Utilization Review Program Description and Changes (151 KB) PB 06-06 Yes  2006/10
VAC or negative pressure wound therapy, Coverage Decisions (103 KB) PB 05-02 With limitations  2005/01
Vocational Provider Performance Measurement System Enhancements (65 KB) PB 03-12 N/A  2003/10
X-STOP Implantable Interspinous Process Device (62 KB) PB 07-03 No  2007/04

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