Provider updates & resources from Molina Healthcare of South Carolina


Winter 2023

Resources

Molina Provider Websites


Preferred Drug List


Partners in Care Newsletters


Frequently Used Forms


Molina Fact Sheet


Provider Rep Map

Provider Portal

Molina's Provider Portal has a variety of tools to simplify your transactions, whether you need to check eligibility, check claim status, or submit disputes. For more information, contact Provider Services at

(855) 237-6178.


Provider Manuals

Manuals are typically updated every quarter or as needed. You can find our Provider Manuals here for each line of business:

Medicaid, MMP

Marketplace, Medicare


Molina Service Area by Line of Business (LOB)

Here’s where Molina is covered for each LOB:

Medicaid – every county,

MMP – every county,

Medicare – every county except Oconee,

Marketplace – every county except Oconee, Pickens, and Anderson.


Claim Updates

When you submit a corrected claim, the original claim number must be present in field 64 for a UB, and field 22 for a 1500. The claim will be rejected if this is not filled out correctly.

Molina currently has a 30 day readmission policy.


Optum Pre-Pay Information

Molina is performing additional pre-payment claim reviews. For more information on Optum Pre-pay, please click here.


Are you ADA Compliant?

Providers are required to inform Molina's South Carolina Network Administration by emailing us here if they are not ADA compliant or handicap accessible and provide what alternative accommodations are being offered to members.


Gap In Care Reports

Let us help you close gaps in care! Request your gaps in care report to identify who needs a well visit, immunizations, screenings, and tests. Call the Provider Engagement team manager for your latest report or email SCProvider.Services@MolinaHealthcare.com.


Authorization Code Look-Up Tool

Molina offers an electronic authorization code look-up tool for both our Medicaid and MMP lines of business. The authorization code lookup can be found here for Medicaid, here for MMP, and on the provider web portal. It can also be found on our main provider main page here.


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Welcome!


Thank you for reading Palmetto Partners, Molina's e-newsletter for providers, packed with information and valuable resources. Our newsletter covers what's going on with Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, important provider communications, and much more.


You are an essential part of quality care for our members. We value your partnership. As our partner, assisting you is one of our highest priorities. We welcome your feedback and look forward to supporting all your efforts to provide quality care.

Molina in the Community

MolinaCares Donates $30,000 to the Institute for Child Success

The MolinaCares Foundation donated $30,000 to the Institute for Child Success (ICS). ICS will use this donation to develop a “roadmap” and data toolkit to help South Carolina communities launch initiatives similar to the Hello Family continuum of services in Spartanburg. ICS is a key partner in developing and implementing the unique “Hello Family” (HF) initiative, having conducted the initial feasibility study and worked to develop the financing mechanism. HF seeks to improve outcomes for young children and their families by providing services and resources for all children born in Spartanburg through a carefully curated continuum of services and programs. This work includes services to improve child and family well-being, health, education, and economic stability. 

Thanksgiving Giveaways

Molina is committed to improving the health and well-being of the communities that we serve. Our Community Engagement team put on nine Thanksgiving Giveaways. Molina assisted with giveaways in Charleston, Columbia, Rock Hill, Marion, Johnsonville, Spartanburg, and Lexington. Molina gave away over 2800 turkeys and literature. Click here to learn more about these events.

2023 Community Engagement Highlights

During 2023, the Community Engagement team participated in over 236 statewide events and assisted in over 65 sponsorships. Highlights for the year include Connor Shaw football camps, Back to School events, Thanksgiving giveaways, Redetermination Events, Coat Giveaways, and Community Baby Showers. 


Molina Cares Foundation also made several Investments in 2023 to assist our community. Recipients of these investments include Children’s Trust of SC, Mills Community Ministers, Institute for Child Success, Formula Bank, Coastal Carolina YMCA, Jeans Angels, as well as the Bradshaw Institute. Molina Cares donated over $140,000 to community partners in 2023.

Provider Highlights and Important Information

New Office Addresses

Molina Healthcare of South Carolina has new addresses for the following:

  • Charleston physical office

115 Fairchild Street, Suite 340, Daniel Island, SC 29492. Molina also still has a physical office

location in Cayce, SC.

  • Claims appeals

Attn: Molina Healthcare of South Carolina

C/O Firstsource

1232 Premier Dr., Suite 100

Chattanooga, TN 37421

  • Utilization Management/Pharmacy appeals

Attn: Molina Healthcare of South Carolina

C/O Firstsource

PO Box 182273

Chattanooga, TN 37422

Member How To Videos

SCDHHS released three instructional videos to help Healthy Connections Medicaid members complete their annual eligibility reviews. Healthy Connections Medicaid members can complete their annual eligibility review (click here), check their annual review status (click here), update their contact information, and submit required documents online (click here). The videos walk Medicaid members through the steps to create an online account and complete each function.

Credentialing Update

Please note we will no longer be able to begin credentialing without a Medicaid ID. We will no longer take the reference number. The provider must have their full Medicaid ID before we proceed with credentialing.

MHSC 2023 Healthy Incentives

Molina Healthcare Medicaid patients still have time to earn rewards for completing preventive screenings. Check out the complete list of Member Healthy Incentives by clicking here.

2023 Medicare & Marketplace CAHPS Results Are In!

Molina conducted a Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey of a random sample of Marketplace, MMP/Duals and Medicare members asking how they rate their doctor, their overall health, and their health plan. The survey results determine where to focus improvement efforts. Click here to read the full article.

New MHSC Partnerships Launching in 2024

Molina is excited to announce two new partnerships that will launch in 2024 to help close member care gaps and improve member experience.

  • Ouma Health: MHSC is partnering with the maternal telehealth company, Ouma, to offer Medicaid members convenient patient-centric telehealth solutions designed to alleviate access barriers and to provide virtual clinical support until care is established. To learn more about Ouma click here.
  • Decision Point: MHSC is partnering with the company, Decision Point, to help improve MHSC’s member satisfaction scores (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems - CAHPS) and overall member experience using predictive analytics, machine learning, and actionable data insights. To learn more about Decision Point click here.

ECHO Remits

Sign up for ProviderPayments.com so you can see your remits. If you have trouble understanding your EOP and locating advances, reach out to your provider rep at

SCProvider.Services@MolinaHealthCare.com for our user guide.

Model of Care

Medicare Model of Care Provider training for all Medicare PCP’s and high-volume specialists is due before 12/31/2023. The training and attestation can be found on our Medicare site here in the middle of the page, or you may request for your Provider Services rep to send it to you.

Lab Redirection

Our preferred lab is Quest Diagnostics. We have identified some providers who are referring members to out-of-network labs. We will be doing outreach to understand why and help providers see the importance of referring to Quest and other in-network labs.

Provider Manual Summary of Recent Changes

Updates have been made to our 2023 Provider Manuals for Medicaid, Marketplace, Medicare and MMP. Click here to find these changes outlined. You may view these changes at MolinaHealthcare.com.  

Medical Director Availability
Our Molina Medical Director can to speak with a provider about any utilization management decision from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, by calling our Provider Services team at (855) 237-6178. First, select your requested line of business and follow the prompts for “Authorization” to reach the Utilization Management department.
Continuity and Coordination of Provider Communication
Molina stresses the importance of timely communication between providers involved in a member's care. This is especially critical between specialists, behavioral health providers, and the member's PCP. Information should be shared in such a manner as to facilitate communication of urgent needs or significant findings.
General Billing Requirements Reminder
Prior authorized codes/services that are manually priced on the Medicaid Fee Schedule will be reimbursed at 35% of billed charges for covered benefits.
Molina Help Finder
Do you know any members who need help finding basic needs such as housing, food, clothing and job training? Molina Help Finder can help members get connected with the resources they need to help them. Send them to MolinaHelpFinder.com for more information.
Access To Care Standards
Molina is committed to providing timely access to care for all members in a safe and healthy environment. Molina will ensure providers offer hours of operation no less than offered to commercial members. Access standards have been developed to ensure that all health care services are provided in a timely manner. 

The PCP or designee must be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to members for emergency services. This access may be by telephone. Appointment and waiting time standards are shown below. Any member assigned to a PCP is considered his or her patient. Molina may also assist with scheduling preventative health care appointments for our members. All specialty referrals should be coordinated by the primary care provider. To view the latest appointment standards, refer to the Quality section in Molina's Medicaid Provider Manual.
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