Section 0780-01-92-.09 - CLAIM FORMS FOR REPORTING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS(1) No later than July 1, 1994, all insurance companies offering for sale health care policies in this state shall require all policyholders and third party claimants to utilize the following standardized forms when making a claim against any health care insurance policy in effect in this state:(a) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Form 1500 for health care practitioner claims other than dental. Health care practitioners who bill patients directly shall provide a properly completed CMS Form 1500 in addition to any other form used to bill the patient when requested by the patient.(b) Form UB04 for hospital and other institutional care claims. Institutional care practitioners who bill patients directly shall provide a properly completed UB04 in addition to any other form used to bill the patient when requested by the patient.(c) American Dental Association Claim Form for dental health care claims. Dentists who bill patients directly shall provide a properly completed Claim Form in addition to any other form used to bill the patient when requested by the patient.(d) The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Universal Claim Form for pharmacy claims. Pharmacists who bill patients directly shall provide a properly completed Universal Claim Form in addition to any other form used to bill the patient when requested by the patient.(e) The ANSI X12N standard format for the health care transaction sets for claims submission (837) and claims payment (835) for all issuers and health care providers who receive claims or sent payment by electronic means.(2) All forms required by this Rule shall be updated to meet the requirements of federal law or state laws implementing federal or state health care reimbursement programs.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-92-.09
Emergency rule filed August 29, 2011; effective through February 25, 2012. Original rule filed November 22, 2011; effective February 20, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-206, 56-1-212, 56-2-201, 56-2-301, 56-7-1008, 56-26-102, 56-26-103, 56-26114,56-26-202, 56-27-112, 56-28-106, 56-29-117, 56-32-107 and Public Law 111-148 as amended by Public Law 111-152 (2010).