07/14/2021

Ohio Medicaid Postpones Phase 1 Go-Live Date for PNM and Centralized Credentialing

OAMES received word today from the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) that they are “postponing the Provider Network Management (PNM) and Centralized Credentialing Phase 1 go-live – originally scheduled for July 26, 2021”.  As a reminder, PNM is a new modular component of the Ohio Medicaid Enterprise System (OMES) that will replace the current MITS provider enrollment subsystem and the current MITS provider portal.

The announcement does not provide a new target date.  According to the website, "the PNM & Centralized Credentialing Phase 1 go-live has been postponed while ODM undertakes an effort to assess and confirm the module’s readiness to meet provider expectations and needs." 

Providers are encouraged to check the Department’s PNM / Centralized Credentialing webpage on managedcare.medicaid.ohio.gov for future updates.  If you're not familiar with the changes coming, we encourage you to review ODM's stakeholder presentation on 5/17/21:

• PNM and Centralized Credentialing Presentation Slide Deck
• Stakeholder PNM and Centralized Credentialing Presentation Recording