UPDATES: Remote School Psychological Services

North Carolina Public Schools sent this bulletin at 04/15/2020 12:05 AM EDT

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NCDPI School Psychology Subscriber:

The NC School Psychology COVID-19 and Telehealth Resources page has been updated to include the following 4/08/2020 webinar materials:

Remote School Psychological Services and Supports – Technical Assistance Webinar

 

NC Division of Health Benefits update:

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has updated its COVID-19 Special Bulletin to add telehealth services to the existing LEA Policy (10C).  The changes are retroactive to March 10, 2020. A summary of the LEA-specific contents of the bulletin, including allowable codes for adding the telehealth modifiers, is available via the following link:

 

The recently published Virtual Related Services (VRS):Frequently Asked Questions document will be updated to reflect the additions referenced above.

For information regarding psychological/counseling assessment and treatment services referenced in the NC Division of Health Benefits Policy 10C, please review this document, available on the 'Resources' page of the NCDPI Exceptional Children Division Medicaid in Education website.