Authorizations
How to Become a Medicaid Provider for Home Care
To bill Medicaid for home care you need a state license, a Type 2 NPI, state Medicaid enrollment and screening, waiver or managed care contracts, EVV and authorizations.
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Massachusetts delivers some long-term services and supports through 11 managed care plans in Senior Care Options (SCO, age 65+) and One Care (dual eligibles 21-64), both voluntary, and pays for the rest fee-for-service. In Massachusetts, home care for members enrolled in a Senior Care Options or One Care plan is arranged and paid by that plan, so agencies contract with the plans in their area. Enrollment is voluntary, and members not in these plans get services such as the PCA program, adult foster care and state home care through MassHealth fee-for-service and the Aging Services Access Points. New SCO and One Care contracts took effect for 2026 after a state procurement.
SCO and One Care plans each serve specific counties; MassHealth publishes a county map on its plan pages.
For the programs that pay for home care, see Massachusetts Medicaid waivers.
Authorizations
To bill Medicaid for home care you need a state license, a Type 2 NPI, state Medicaid enrollment and screening, waiver or managed care contracts, EVV and authorizations.
Authorizations
Track units remaining, the end date and the service code for every client, and check them before each schedule change. Hours over the cap are unbillable.
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