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Fidelis Care has partnered with Ophelia to provide free, fully virtual opioid use disorder treatment for all Fidelis Care, Ambetter from Fidelis Care, and Wellcare by Fidelis Care members. Ophelia is available in every county in New York State. Ophelia is a treatment provider available at no additional cost to members with opioid use disorder. Their mission is to make high-quality, evidence-based Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) care affordable and accessible to all.  Ophelia’s services include: Easy referral process, available 7 days a week Judgment-free care specialized in opioid use disorder treatment 100% remote, no transportation needed Care is fully covered

Fidelis Care will host two Provider Office Hours in December 2024. During the webinar, Fidelis Care staff will be available to share information, explain different resources, and answer your questions. Provider Office Hours – December 2024   Topic: Pharmacy Overview When:  Thursday, December 5th – 2PM – 3PM EST Click here to register*   Topic: Fidelis Care and Wellcare Quality Programs When:  Tuesday, December 10th – 1PM – 2PM EST Click here to register*  

Providers are required to maintain up-to-date demographic information to ensure efficient and timely processing of claims, accurate provider directory information, and appropriate contact information for communication.  As a reminder to our Fidelis Care providers, please review your demographic information in the Provider Portal on a regular basis to ensure the provider data is accurate.  If you have any questions regarding the Provider Portal, or would like to submit your demographic changes in another format (fax, email, or delegated roster), please contact your Fidelis Care Provider Relations Specialist.  To find your designated representative, please visit Contact Your Designated Provider Relations Specialist.  

Annual cultural competency training for participating providers is required by the New York State Department of Health.  At this time, The New York State DOH will only accept the approved training offered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health education program, Think Cultural Health, to fulfill the requirement for provider annual cultural competency training.*   Once the cultural competency training has been completed, providers need to verify completion of the program by emailing the Cultural Competency Attestation Form to: CulturalCompetencyTrainingAttestation@fideliscare.org.   The required Cultural Competency Training needs to be completed annually by December 31st. Providers that completed

Beginning Nov. 18, you can validate eligibility and benefits, submit claims, check claim status, submit authorizations, and access Fidelis Care payer resources via Availity Essentials. Availity experts are hosting several live webinar sessions to help you get ready. Here’s a look ahead at what tools and functionality are coming, paired with live training to learn more. Space is limited, save your seat today!   Availity Essentials Introduction Monday, Nov. 18 – 3 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 2 – 2 p.m. EST Authorization Tools Tuesday, Nov. 19 – 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 3