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KMAP BULLETIN: UPDATED Opticians Allowed to Enroll as a Facility
Kansas Medicaid (KanCare)·KS · Optometry, Ophthalmology·Network
Effective date
Feb 18, 2025
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Effective February 18, 2025, opticians can now enroll as facilities using their EIN, allowing them to provide eyewear services without being affiliated with providers who perform eye exams. This requires facility enrollment with applicable application fees but maintains the same billing guidelines for opticians.
Action Required
Before February 18, 2025: If your practice works with opticians who want to enroll independently, inform them they can now enroll as facilities using their EIN and must pay applicable application fees. Billing teams should verify optician enrollment status in the provider directory and ensure proper facility identifiers are used on claims for optician services.