La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § XIII-11509

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

Section XIII-11509 - Claim Handling Procedures for Electronic Claims

A. Pursuant to R.S. 22:250.54, health insurance issuers and health maintenance organizations are required to submit to the department, for approval, a "Prompt Payment Procedures Plan for Electronic Pharmacy Claims" detailing statutory compliance for the receipt, acceptance, processing, payment of electronic claims and procedures in place to ensure compliance with R.S. 22:250.54 et seq. The "Prompt Payment Procedures Plan for Electronic Pharmacy Claims" shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. a process for electronically dating the time and date of actual receipt of electronic claims;

2. a process for reviewing electronic review of transmitted claims for accuracy and acceptability; and

3. a process for reporting all claims rejected during electronic transmission and the reason for the rejection.

B. 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.

C. The filing of the "Prompt Payment Procedures Plan for Electronic Pharmacy Claims" document shall indicate compliance by a health insurance issuer and health maintenance organization with the filing requirements of R.S. 22:250.54. However, such documentation shall still be subject to review and disapproval at any time such documentation is deemed to not be in compliance with the substantive requirements of R.S. 22:250.54.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-11509

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.