August 2007 Medicare Bulletin - North Carolina Insert
Posted August 6, 2007
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NC Provider Outreach and Education Calendar of Events
Attention North Carolina Providers! Please take a moment to review our NC Provider Outreach and Education Calendar of Events, as there are numerous upcoming educational events planned for the coming months.
There is a listing by type of event and an option to see the activities displayed in a monthly calendar format. Visit: http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/medicare_dynamic/wrkshp/pr/nc_report.asp and be sure to register or mark your calendars for the Medicare educational events that will be most valuable to you and your staff!
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Skin Procedures for Hyperkeratosis – Retired LCD
The Local Coverage Determination for “Skin Procedures for Hyperkeratosis” for North Carolina (L6599) and Idaho (L17924) will be retired effective 8-1-07.
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North Carolina Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Designated Geographic Areas
| COUNTY |
AREA NAME/PARTS |
RURAL/URBAN |
| Beaufort |
Tideland
|
Rural |
| Bertie |
Roanoke-Chowan
|
Rural |
| Bladen |
Southeast Regional
MHCA
|
Rural |
| Brunswick |
Brunswick |
Rural |
| Caldwell |
Caldwell |
Urban |
| Camden |
Albermarle
|
Rural |
| Cherokee2 |
Smokey Mountain MHCA
Cherokee |
Rural |
| Chowan |
Albermarle
|
Rural |
| Clay2 |
Smokey Mountain MHCA
Clay |
Rural |
| Columbus |
Southeast Regional
|
Rural |
| Currituck |
Albermarle
|
Rural |
| Dare |
Albermarle
|
Rural |
| Duplin |
Duplin-Sampson
|
Rural |
| Gates |
Roanoke-Chowan
|
Rural |
| Graham |
Smokye Mountain MHCA
|
Rural |
| Halifax |
Halifax MHCA
|
Rural |
| Haywood2 |
Smokey Mountain MHCA
Haywood |
Rural |
| Hertford |
Roanoke-Chowan
|
Rural |
| Hyde |
Tideland
|
Rural |
| Jackson2 |
Smokey Mountain MHCA
Jackson |
Rural |
| Macon2 |
Smokey Mountain MHCA
|
Rural |
| Madison1 |
Madison |
|
Martin
|
Tideland
|
Rural |
| Northampton |
Roanoke-Chowan
|
Rural |
| Pasquotank |
Albermarie
|
Rural |
| Pender3 |
Pender |
Rural |
| Perquimans |
Albermarle
|
Rural |
| Robeson |
Southeast Regional
|
Rural |
| Sampson |
Duplin-Sampson
|
Rural |
| Scotland |
Southeast Regional
|
Rural |
| Surry |
Surry-Yadkin
|
Rural |
| Swain2 |
Smokey Mountain MHCA
Swain |
Rural |
| Tyrrell |
Tideland
|
Rural |
| Washington |
Tideland
|
Rural |
| Yadkin |
Surry-Yadkin
|
Rural |
|
1
Classified as a Mental Health HPSA, Effective February 2, 2005
2 Classified as a Mental Health HPSA, Effective June 30, 2005
3Classified as a Mental Health HPSA, Effective December 15, 2006
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North Carolina Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Designated Geographic Areas
| COUNTY |
AREA NAME/PARTS |
RURAL/URBAN |
| Alexander |
All |
Urban |
| Anson |
All |
Rural |
| Beaufort |
Bayboro - Aurora
Belhaven - Swan Quarter
|
Rural |
| Bertie |
All |
Rural |
| Bladen1 |
All |
Rural |
| Caldwell |
Western Caldwell -
- Globe Twp., Johns River Twp., Mulberry Twp., Patterson Twp.,
Wilson Creek Twp.,
|
Rural |
| Carteret5 |
Eastern Cateret -
- Atlantic Twp., Cedar Island Twp., Davis Twp., Harkers Islands
Twp., Marshallberg Twp., Merrimon Twp., Portsmouth Twp., Sea
Level Twp., Smyrna Twp., Stacy Twp., Strait Twp.
|
Rural |
| Caswell |
All |
Rural |
| Cherokee3 |
Andrews Area, Valley Town Twp. |
Rural |
| Clay |
All |
Rural |
| Columbus |
All |
Rural |
| Currituck |
All |
Urban |
| Dare |
Hatteras - Ocracoke SA
- Hatteras Twp., Kinnakeet Twp.
|
Rural |
| Edgecombe4 |
All |
Urban |
| Franklin |
All |
Urban |
| Gates |
All |
Rural |
| Graham |
All |
Rural |
| Greene2 |
All |
Rural |
| Guilford |
Inner City Greensboro -
- Census Tracts 101, 107.02, 108.01, 110, 111.01, 112, 113,
114, 115
|
Urban |
| |
|
|
| Hoke |
All |
Rural |
| Hyde |
Belhaven-Swan Quarter
- Currituck Twp., Fairfield Twp., Lake Landing Twp., Lake
Mattamuskeet Unorg., Swan Quarter Twp.
Hatteras-Ocracoke
|
Rural |
| Lenoir |
East Kinston -
- Census Tracts 101-105, 107
|
Urban |
| Macon1 |
Franklin -
- Burningtown Twp., Cartoogechaye Twp., Cowee Twp., Ellijay
Twp., Flats Twp., Franklin Twp., Millshoal Twp., Nantahala
Twp., Smiths Bridge Twp.
|
Rural |
| Mecklenburg |
Central Charlotte -
- Census Tracts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 36, 37, 38.98, 39.01, 39.02,
41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51.01, 52
|
Urban |
| Montgomery1 |
All |
Rural |
| Northampton |
All |
Rural |
| |
|
|
| Pamlico |
Bayboro - Aurora
|
Rural |
| Pender |
All |
Rural |
| Person |
All |
Rural |
| Randolph |
All |
Urban |
| Robeson |
All |
Rural |
| Stokes |
Danbury -
- Census Tracts 701, 702, and 703
|
Urban |
| Tyrrell |
All |
Rural |
| Warren |
All |
Rural |
| Washington |
All |
Rural |
|
1 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective August 1, 2002.
2 Classifed as a HPSA, effective June 1, 2004.
3 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective December 1, 2004.
4No longer classified as a HPSA, effective September 8, 2006
