ST. CROIX – The V.I. Human Services Department on Friday released a notice of intent to amend the V.I. Medicaid State Plan concerning the reimbursement of enrolled physicians.
The statement indicates that Medicaid reimbursement in the territory may be increasing.
For services provided in the territory, “upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with a target effective date of Aug. 1, 2013, physicians in private practice enrolled as V.I. Medicaid Program enrolled providers will be eligible to receive reimbursement from the U.S. Virgin Islands Medicaid program for both inpatient and outpatient services” at 100 percent of the V.I. Medicare allowable rate, the release states.
“All such services must be authorized from the department or its agents,” the release said.
For physician services provided outside the territory, the V.I. Medicaid Program will reimburse physicians enrolled in the V.I. Medicaid Program for both inpatient and outpatient services at the Medicare rate in the state where the service was rendered, according to the release.
