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<br />Claim was made if the request is related to coordination of benefits with another carrier or entity
<br />responsible for paymont of the Claim, Provider may not request that payment be made any sooner
<br />than six (6) months after Health Plan's receipt of the request. Any request for review of denied or
<br />underpaid Claims must be submitted to Health Plan in accordance with the requirements stated in this
<br />section and conform to the following inshuctions:
<br />i, The request nrust speciff why the Provider believes Health Plan owes the payrnent.
<br />ii. In the case of coordination of benefits, the request must include the name and mailing address of
<br />any entity that has disclaimed responsibility for payment.
<br />iii, The request must be addressed to the attention of Health Plan's Provider Services Department.
<br />iv, The request must clearly indicate "Denied Claims Review Request" or "Adjustment Request";
<br />and,
<br />v. The r€quest must include all pertinent information, including, but not limited to, Claim number,
<br />Member identifier, denial leffer, supporting medical records, and any new information pertinent
<br />to the request.
<br />vi, Health Plan will render a decision on all disputed Clairns within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
<br />Claim.
<br />vii. Should Provider not be satisfied with Health Plan's decision, Provider may prooeed to the
<br />mediation steps outlined in the Provider Manual,
<br />h, Claims Review and Audit. Provider acknowledges Health Plan's right to review Provider's Claims
<br />prior to payment for appropriateness in accordance with industry standard billing rules, including, but
<br />not lirnited to, cunent UB manual and editor, current CPT and HCPCS coding, CMS billing rules,
<br />CMS bundling/unbundling rules, National Correct Coding lnitiatives (IlfCCI) Edits, CMS multiple
<br />procedure billing rules, and FDA definitions and determinations of designated implantable devices
<br />and/or implantable orthopedic devices. Provider acknowledges Health Plan's right to conduct such
<br />review and audit on a line-by-line basis or on such other basis as Health Plan deems appropriate, and
<br />Health Plan's right to exclude inappropriate line items to adjust payment and reimburse Provider at
<br />the revised allowable level, Provider also aclcnowledges Health Plan's right to conduct utilization
<br />reviews to determine medical necessity and to conduct post-payment billing audits, Provider shall
<br />cooperate with Flealth Plan's audits of Claims and payments by providing access to requested Clairns
<br />information, all supporting medical records, Provider's charging polioies, and other related data.
<br />Health Plan shall use established industry claims adjudication and/or clinical practices, state and
<br />federal guidelines, and/ar Health Plan's policies and data to determine the appropriateness of the
<br />billing, coding and payment.
<br />i, Payments which are the Responsibility of n Capitated Provider. Provider agrees that if Provider is
<br />or becomes a party to a subcontract or other agreement with another provider contracted with Health
<br />Plan who receives capitation from Health Plan and is responsible for paying fbr Covered Services
<br />through subcontract arrangements ("Capitated Provider"), Provider shall look solely to the Capitated
<br />Provider, and not Flealth Plan, for payment of Covered Services provided to Members that are
<br />covered by Flealth Plan's agLeements with such Capitated Proviclers.
<br />j. Timely Submisslon of Encounter Data. Provider understands Health Plan may have certain
<br />contractual reporting obligations that require timely submission of Encounter Data. If a Clean Claim
<br />does not contain the necessary Encounter Data, Provider will submit Encounter Data to Health Plan.
<br />This section will survive any termination,
<br />Compliance wifh Applicable Law. Provider shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws
<br />governing the delivery of Covered Services to Members including, but not limited to, Title XIX and Title
<br />XXt of the SSA and Title 42 CFR, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education
<br />Amendments of 1972 (regarding eduoation programs and activities); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975;
<br />the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Balanced Buclget Act of 1997; the Americans with Disabilities Act,
<br />and Federal Drug and Alcohol Confidentiality Laws in 42 CFR Part2,42 U.S.C. $ 1396a(a)(43),
<br />1396d(r), and42 CFR 438.6(i):
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