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MMP 23-27: End of the Federal Public Health Emergency and Unwinding of COVID-19 Response Policies
Michigan Medicaid - MDHHS·MI·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
May 11, 2023
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Michigan Medicaid is ending COVID-19 emergency flexibilities effective May 11, 2023, returning to pre-pandemic billing requirements for DMEPOS services, ambulance transports, and other services. Key changes include reinstating quantity limits, requiring beneficiary signatures for home-delivered equipment, and requiring physician orders for non-emergency ambulance transports.
Action Required
By May 11, 2023: DMEPOS providers must reinstate pre-COVID billing procedures including quantity limits per MSA 20-14 Attachment A, obtain beneficiary signatures for home-delivered equipment, and limit medical supply deliveries to standard amounts (not 90-day supplies unless previously allowed). Ambulance providers must obtain written physician orders for non-emergency transports to lower acuity facilities. Update billing systems to remove COVID-19 emergency flexibilities.