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Indiana Medicaid (IHCP)Medicaid · Prior Auth · Prior Authorization · IN · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Physical Therapy +1 moreMedium impact

BT202040: IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP revises home health prior authorization and telemedicine policies

Effective date
Apr 8, 2020
Identified
Jun 19, 2026

Summary

Indiana Medicaid temporarily revised home health prior authorization and telemedicine policies due to COVID-19. Key changes include allowing nonphysician practitioners to order home health services, enabling telemedicine for initial assessments and ongoing care, waiving required onsite aide supervision visits, and simplifying prior authorization documentation requirements.

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What to do

Action · 4 steps
01For Indiana Medicaid providers: Update home health billing workflows to allow nonphysician practitioners (NPs, PAs) to order and certify home health services.
02Modify telemedicine billing procedures to include initial assessments via video/audio.
03Update prior authorization forms to remove clinical documentation requirements while maintaining basic patient and provider information.
04Document verbal patient consent in medical files for telemedicine services.

Original notice

BT202040: IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP revises home health prior authorization and telemedicine policies
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