Provider Manual

• Complete Provider Manual (PDF)
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• 2011 Provider Manual Updates (PDF)

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• Table of Contents (PDF)

• Introduction (PDF)
  About AmeriHealth Mercy, NPI Number, Telephone Numbers, and Definitions

• Section I (PDF)
  Covered Benefits

• Section II (PDF)
  Referral and Authorization Requirements

• Section III (PDF)
  Member Eligibility

• Section IV (PDF)
  Provider Services

• Section V (PDF)
  Primary Care Provider (PCP), Specialist Office Standards and Requirements

• Section VI (PDF)
  Claims and Claims Disputes

• Section VII (PDF)
  Practitioner/Provider Dispute/Appeal Procedures, Member Complaints, Grievances and Fair Hearings

• Section VIII (PDF)
  Quality Management, Credentialing and Utilization Management

• Section IX (PDF)
  Special Needs and Case Management

• Section X (PDF)
  Member Rights and Responsibilities

• Section XI (PDF)
  Regulatory Provisions

• Section XII (PDF)
  Medical Assistance Manual and MA Regulations - Chapter 1101

• Appendix (PDF)
  • Supply Request Form (PDF)
  • Hospital Notification of Emergency Admission Form (PDF)
  • Obstetrical Needs Assessment 2011 (PDF)
  • Obstetrical Needs Assessment 2012 (PDF)
  • Newborn Eligibility Form (PDF)
  • EPSDT Physician's Desk Guide (PDF)
  • PA EPSDT Periodicity Schedule and Coding Matrix (PDF)
  • 2011 Immunization Table 0 - 6 years (PDF)
  • 2011 Immunization Table 7 - 18 years (PDF)
  • 2011 Immunization Catch-Up Schedule (PDF)
  • Updated Requirements and Resources for Structured Screening for Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder for Medical Assistance Recipients (PDF)
  • Pharmacy Forms
  • Observation Billing Guidelines (PDF)
  • Provider Reference Guide (PDF)
  • Provider Change Form (PDF)
  • Procedures Reimbursed above Capitation (PDF)
  • Enrollee Consent Form for Physicians Filing a Grievance on Behalf of a Member (PDF)
  • Domestic Violence - Resources for Patients (PDF)
  • MA Bulletin 99-10-14 Missed Appointments (PDF)
  • Non-Participating Provider Emergency Service Payment Guidelines (PDF)
  • National Quality Forum Serious Reportable Events in Health Care (PDF)
  • Preventable Serious Adverse Event Screening Codes (PDF)