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Primary Care Provider Credentialing Criteria

In order for a Provider to be credentialed as a HIV Primary Care Provider , and provide services for HIV/AIDS infected enrollees, the applicant must meet the AIDS Institute HIV Specialist Definition including:

  1. Evidence of sixteen (16) office hours per week on at least two (2) days per week at the primary care site.
  2. Obtain at least ten (10) HIV-specific Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits within the last twelve (12) months, including information on the use of ARV therapy in an ambulatory setting.
  3. HIV care management of at least twenty (20) HIV-infected individuals within the last (12) twelve months. The experience must have been in the direct clinical management person with HIV receiving ARV therapy in a postgraduate program, clinic, and hospital-based or private practice.

Click here for the Provider Application.

Amida Care is a New York State sponsored HIV Special Needs Plan (SNP) that provides health care services for people on Medicaid living with HIV and their children. Amida Care services Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Starting September 1, 2010, if you live in New York City, choosing a Special Needs Plan or a regular Medicaid managed care plan is mandatory for PLWHA. To learn more about HIV SNPs, call New York Medicaid Choice helpline at 1-800-505-5678. (TTY 1-888-329-1541)

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