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Arkansas Medicaid has updated the prior authorization criteria for Hepatitis C reviews. The requirement for a certain fibrosis score, which dictates the amount of fibrosis in the liver, has been removed from the criteria. Fibrosis scores will no longer determine treatment eligibility. In addition, sobriety for at least 6 months prior to the requested treatment is no longer applicable. All prior authorization requests received will continue to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Nov 28, 2023Hepatitis C update
Arkansas Medicaid has updated the prior authorization criteria for Hepatitis C reviews. The requirement for a certain fibrosis score, which dictates the amount of fibrosis in the liver, has been removed from the criteria. Fibrosis scores will no longer determine treatment eligibility. In addition, sobriety for at least 6 months prior to the requested treatment is no longer applicable. All prior authorization requests received will continue to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Nov 28, 2023Magellan has implemented pertinent changes to our web portals and web-based applications and tools. The first change consists of a new look and feel for the web pages and tools, such as Find a Pharmacy and Drug Lookup. While the look has changed, the functionality of these tools remains the same.
Once your account has migrated successfully, send an email to uacsupport@magellanehealth.com with the following information:
· Your Full Name
· Your Okta User ID (the email address you registered with)
· Include this statement: "I am an existing Arkansas portal user transitioning to Okta and require secure Provider Portal access"
Once the email is received, the Magellan UAC Support team will enable your account so that secure Provider Portal access is available.
If you are a Delegated Administrator and need to make permission changes to your access, log into the UAC Console and update your organizations and roles . If you are not a Delegated Administrator, you will need to contact your organization's Delegated Administrator to request changes to your account permissions.
If a new pharmacy provider or prescriber would like to register for the secure web-based applications, they can still do so by clicking the Register button to access our User Administration Console (UAC).
May 09, 2023Provider Changes to Web Portals and Web-based Applications and Tools
Magellan has implemented pertinent changes to our web portals and web-based applications and tools. The first change consists of a new look and feel for the web pages and tools, such as Find a Pharmacy and Drug Lookup. While the look has changed, the functionality of these tools remains the same.
Once your account has migrated successfully, send an email to uacsupport@magellanehealth.com with the following information:
· Your Full Name
· Your Okta User ID (the email address you registered with)
· Include this statement: "I am an existing Arkansas portal user transitioning to Okta and require secure Provider Portal access"
Once the email is received, the Magellan UAC Support team will enable your account so that secure Provider Portal access is available.
If you are a Delegated Administrator and need to make permission changes to your access, log into the UAC Console and update your organizations and roles . If you are not a Delegated Administrator, you will need to contact your organization's Delegated Administrator to request changes to your account permissions.
If a new pharmacy provider or prescriber would like to register for the secure web-based applications, they can still do so by clicking the Register button to access our User Administration Console (UAC).