2022 provider updates and news archive

2022

December

Provider Alert: SB 245 Health Care Coverage: Abortion Services: Cost SharingDecember 22, 2022

Attachment: Senate Bill 245

Provider Alert: AB 2581: Mental Health and Substance Use DisorderDecember 15, 2022
Provider Alert: Opioid Risk and Alternative TreatmentsDecember 8, 2022
Provider Alert: After-Hours ReminderDecember 6, 2022

November

Prescription Post: Commercial Formulary Changes (Excel), effective 1/1/2023November 16, 2022
Prescription Post: Exchange Formulary Changes (Excel), effective 1/1/2023November 16, 2022
Provider Alert: Office and After-Hours Standards ReminderNovember 9, 2022
Provider Alert: Answering Services and Office Staff Telephone Standards ReminderNovember 4, 2022
Provider Alert: BH Telephone Access Standards ReminderNovember 4, 2022
Provider Alert: Sharp Health Plan Experience Survey Last Call (Extended)November 1, 2022

October

Provider Alert: Provider Appointment Availability Survey Wave 2 ReminderOctober 31, 2022
Provider Alert: Provider Operations Manual Updates for Commercial Plans, effective 1/1/23 October 24, 2022
Provider Alert: Provider Operations Manual Updates for Sharp Direct Advantage (Medicare) Plans, effective 1/1/23 October 24, 2022
Provider Alert: Psychiatric Centers at San Diego (PCSD) will soon be Mindpath Health October 21, 2022
Provider Alert: Sharp Health Plan Experience Survey Extended Reminder October 21, 2022
Provider Alert: Health Plan Coverage of Monkeypox Testing, Vaccinations, and Therapeutics with APL 22-019 October 19, 2022
Provider Alert: Provider Appointment Availability Survey Wave 2 ReminderOctober 10, 2022
Provider Alert: 2022 Sharp Health Plan Experience Survey ExtendedOctober 6, 2022
Provider Alert: After-Hours Survey Starts October 10,2022October 5, 2022

September

Provider Alert: 2022 Sharp Health Plan Experience Survey Reminder September 20, 2022
Provider Alert: Provider Appointment Availability Survey Reminders September 8, 2022
Provider Alert: Sharp Health Plan Experience Survey Announcement September 2, 2022
Provider Alert: Opioid Risks and Alternative Treatments September 1, 2022

August

Provider Alert: Sharp Health Plan Experience Survey Launch August 30, 2022
Provider Alert: Provider Roster Verification Update for Medical Providers August 25, 2022
Prescription Post: Commercial formulary changes (Excel), effective 10/1/22 August 23, 2022
Prescription Post: Exchange formulary changes (Excel), effective 10/1/22 August 23, 2022
Provider Alert - Timely Access Tool Kit for Medical Providers August 8, 2022
Provider Alert - Timely Access Tool Kit for Behavioral Health Providers August 8, 2022
Provider Alert - Sharp Health Plan Named San Diego’s Best Health Insurance August 4, 2022
Provider Appointment Availability Survey (PAAS) Starts August 1, 2022 August 1, 2022

July

Prescription post: Exchange formulary changes (Excel), effective 10/1/22 July 25, 2022
Sharp Health Plan Policy and Procedure Updates July 22, 2022
Prescription Post: Commercial Formulary Changes (Excel) July 1, 2022

June

Provider Alert - Opioid Risk and Alternative Treatments June 30, 2022
Important Timely Access to Care Annual Provider Notification - Medical Providers June 30, 2022
Important Timely Access to Care Annual Provider Notification - Behavioral Health Providers June 30, 2022
Provider Operations Manual for Commercial, effective 8/31/22 June 29, 2022
Provider Operations Manual for Sharp Direct Advantage, effective 8/30/22 June 28, 2022

May

Point-of-Service Plan Claims Submission Process for Medical Providers May 16 , 2022
Point-of-Service Plan Claims Submission Process for Behavioral Health Providers May 16 , 2022
Prescription post: Exchange formulary changes (Excel), effective 7/1/22 May 11, 2022

March

Information on Opioid Risks and Alternative Treatments March 18, 2022
Prescription post: Commercial formulary changes (Excel), effective 4/1/22 March 10, 2022
Prescription post: Exchange formulary changes (Excel), effective 5/1/22 March 10, 2022

February

Updated Telehealth Place of Service (POS) Codes Feb. 25, 2022
Free at-home COVID-19 tests and N95 face masks now available Feb. 8, 2022

January

Sharp Health Plan Policy and Procedure Updates Jan. 25, 2022
Final Reminder: Eligibility and Claims Bulk Requests with Sharp Health Plan Jan. 24, 2022
SB 221 – Health Coverage: Timely Access to Care Notification Jan. 21, 2022
Reminder: Eligibility and Claims Bulk Requests Through Jan. 31 Jan. 17, 2022
Reminder: Eligibility and Claims Bulk Requests Through Jan. 31 Jan. 10, 2022
Reminder: Eligibility and Claims Bulk Requests Through Jan. 31 Jan. 3, 2022