• Retention Payment Qualification/Attestation Form - The original version of the form that was shared included the option for providers to utilize a drop down menu to select up to two EPD MCOs. A revised version has now been posted online that removes the drop down menu and provides columns for each of the three EPD MCOs. The revised template is available online here and should be used by providers: https://www.azahcccs.gov/PlansProviders/Downloads/MedicalCodingResources/COVID-19_ALTCS-EPD_Attendant_Care_and_Personal_Care_Retention_Payment_Qualification_and_Attestation_Form.xlsx    
• Retention Payments for Respite Services - Retention payments may be billed for attendant care and personal care services, inclusive of S5125, S5150, S5151, T1019, and T1020, S5150 and S5151 are procedure codes associated with unskilled respite care services and, in this context, are considered equivalent to attendant care services, and can therefore be billed for retention payments, provided all other criteria are met. The guidance is available online here:  https://www.azahcccs.gov/PlansProviders/Downloads/MedicalCodingResources/COVID-19_ALTCS-EPD_Attendant_Care_Personal_Care_Provider_Retention_Payment_Request_Process.pdf