NC Medicaid has been notified by CMS that the 180-day signature requirement on the federal sterilization consent form cannot be waived. The requirement for beneficiary signature at least 30 days prior to a sterilization procedure is also still in effect. (The exception to this 30-day requirement is outlined in the sterilization policy).
NC Medicaid providers with beneficiaries who have had delayed surgery due to the COVID-19 public health emergency and for whom the 180-day expiration has passed will need to obtain a new informed consent at least 30 days prior to the date of the surgery.
NC Medicaid recommends providers with beneficiaries who have signed consents close to 150 days post signature, with potential for surgery delay, have those beneficiaries resign tubal sterilization consent forms to reset the 180-day signature requirement. This provider visit may be conducted in a drive-thru outdoor setting as well as in the office.
Abbreviation
Written Wording
Prophylactic Bilateral Salpingectomy