La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § XIII-11507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-11507 - Claim Handling Procedures for Non-Electronic Claims

A. Pursuant to R.S. 22:250.53.B, health insurance issuers or health maintenance organizations are required to submit to the Department, for approval, a "Prompt Payment Procedures Plan for Non-Electronic Pharmacy Claims" detailing statutory compliance for the receipt, acceptance, processing, payment of non-electronic claims and procedures in place to ensure compliance with R.S. 22:250.41 et seq. The Prompt Payment Procedures Plan for Non-Electronic Pharmacy Claims shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. a process for documenting the date of actual receipt of non-electronic claims; and

2. a process for reviewing non-electronic claims for accuracy and acceptability.

B. The filing of the Prompt Payment Procedures Plan for Non-Electronic Pharmacy Claims document shall indicate compliance by a health insurance issuer or health maintenance organization with the filing requirements of R.S. 22:250.53. However, such documentation shall still be subject to review and disapproval at any time such documentation is deemed to be not in compliance with the substantive requirements of R.S. 22:250.53.

C. Health insurance issuers and health maintenance organizations are required to submit to the department their current claims address and to advise the department, in writing, of any change of the claims address.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-11507

Promulgated by the Department of Insurance, Office of the Commissioner, LR 33:1664 (August 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:3 and 22:250.61.