Governor Mike DeWine recently signed Executive Order 2020-42D as an emergency rule to preserve the public health by providing the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) the flexibility to ensure eligible individuals can quickly and efficiently receive health care services during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
The order addresses the following rules:
- OAC Rule 5160-9-05 which allows ODM to adopt Medicare reimbursement rates for COVID vaccine administration. Additionally, it authorizes ODM to reimburse authorized pharmacies for COVID vaccine administration at nursing facilities and other community settings.
- OAC Rule 5160-3-80 which extends the use of existing emergency reimbursement rates for people covered by Medicaid and receiving COVID recovery support at state-designated health care isolation centers (HCIC).