December 2006 Medicare Bulletin - Idaho Insert

Posted December 5, 2006

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Table of Contents

• Change in Idaho Provider Call Center Hours of Operation
• Idaho Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
• Idaho Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
• Retired Local Coverage Determinations – Effective October 1, 2006

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Retired Local Coverage Determinations – Effective October 1, 2006

Urolume Endoprosthesis (L9689))
Breath Test for Helicobacter Pylori (L20373)
Serum Magnesium (L9665)
Folic Acid, Serum (L19347)

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Change in Idaho Provider Call Center Hours of Operation

Beginning Monday, November 20, 2006, the Idaho Provider Call Center will be changing its hours of operation. The new hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm. This applies only to the customer service call center and will not affect the IVR.

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Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas

Designated Geographic Areas

Effective July 1, 2004

Idaho

County	Area Name/Parts	Rural/Urban
Ada	Mental Hlth Region IV Ada	Rural
Adams	Catchment Area # 3 Adams	Rural
Bannock	Mental Hlth Region VI Bannock	Rural
Bear Lake	Mental Hlth Region VI Bear Lake	Rural
Benewah	Mental Hlth Region I Benewah	Urban
Bingham	Mental Hlth Region VI Bingham	Rural
Blaine	Mental Hlth Region V Blaine	Rural
Boise	Mental Hlth Region IV Boise	Rural
Bonner	Mental Hlth Region I Bonner	Urban
Bonneville	Mental Hlth Region VII Bonneville	Rural
Boundary	Mental Hlth Region I Boundary	Urban
Butte	Mental Hlth Region VII Butte	Rural
Camas	Mental Hlth Region V Camas	Rural
Canyon	Catchment Area # 3 Canyon	Rural
Caribou	Mental Hlth Region VI Caribou	Rural
Cassia	Mental Hlth Region V Cassia	Rural
Clark	Mental Hlth Region VII Clark	Rural
Clearwater	Mental Hlth Region II Clearwater	Rural
Custer	Mental Hlth Region VII Custer	Rural
Elmore	Mental Hlth Region IV Elmore	Rural
Franklin	Mental Hlth Region VI Franklin	Rural
Fremont	Mental Hlth Region VII Fremont	Rural
Gem	Catchment Area # 3 Gem	Rural
Gooding	Mental Hlth Region V Gooding	Rural
Idaho	Mental Hlth Region II Idaho	Rural
Jefferson	Mental Hlth Region VII Jefferson	Rural
Jerome	Mental Hlth Region V Jerome	Rural
Kootenai	Mental Hlth Region I Kootenai	Urban
Latah	Mental Hlth Region II Latah	Rural
Lemhi	Mental Hlth Region VII Lemhi	Rural
Lewis	Mental Hlth Region II Lewis	Rural
Lincoln	Mental Hlth Region V Lincoln	Rural
Madison	Mental Hlth Region VII Madison	Rural
Minidoka	Mental Hlth Region V Minidoka	Rural
Nez Perce	Mental Hlth Region II Nez Perce	Rural
Oneida	Mental Hlth REgion VI Oneida	Rural
Owyhee	Catchment Area #3 Owyhee	Rural
Payette	Catchment Area # 3 Payette	Rural
Power	Mental Hlth Region VI Power	Rural
Shoshone	Mental Hlth Region I Shoshone	Urban
Teton	Mental Hlth Region VII Teton	Rural
Twin Falls	Mental Hlth Region V Twin Falls	Rural
Valley	Mental Hlth Region IV Valley	Rural
Washington	Catchment Area # 3 Washington	Rural

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Idaho Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)

Designated Geographic Areas

COUNTY AREA NAME/PARTS Adams All Bannock South Bannock Division South Bannock Division Bear Lake Caribou/Georgetown Georgetown Division Blaine Carey Carey (CCD) Boise All Bonner2 Priest River Blanchard-Glengary (CCD) Priest River (CCD) Bonneville Swan Valley Division SA Swan Valley Division Boundary All Camas All Caribou1 Caribou/Georgetown SA Caribou Clark All Clearwater Clearwater SA C.T. 9701.00 Elk River Elk River Division Custer5 All Elmore All Franklin All Fremont All Idaho Riggins SA Riggins Division Elk City SA Elk City Division Jefferson1 C.T. 9601.00 Jerome All Lemhi3 All Lewis4 Winchester /Nez Perce/Craigmont Lewis CT 9502.00 CT 9503.00 Lincoln All Owyhee All Payette All Teton All Washington6 All

¹ Classified as HPSA, effective 5/1/04
² No longer classified as a HPSA, effective April 12, 2005
³ No longer classified as a HPSA, effective January 7, 2004
⁴ Classified as a HPSA, effective September 8, 2005
⁵ Classified as a HPSA, effective November 18, 2005
⁶ No longer classified as a HPSA, effective July 5, 2006

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