RA Messages for March 13, 2001
PHARMACY PROVIDERS, PLEASE NOTE!!!
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE COVERAGE OF A DRUG PRODUCT, PLEASE CONTACT
THE PBM HELP DESK AT 1-800-648-0790.
PLEASE FILE ADJUSTMENTS FOR CLAIMS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY PAID.
ATTENTION ALL MEDICAID PROVIDERS
THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS PROVIDER ENROLLMENT UNIT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO UNISYS CORPORATION EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2001. THEY MAY BE CONTACTED AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: UNISYS - PROVIDER ENROLLMENT UNIT, P.O. BOX 80159, BATON ROUGE, LA 70898-0159. IF YOU HAVE A PENDING ENROLLMENT APPLICATION, YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTACT THE UNISYS PROVIDER ENROLLMENT UNIT. ALL PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL BE TRANSFERRED AND PROCESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ATTENTION ALL OPTICAL SUPPLIERS
CLARIFICATION OF SPECIALTY EYE WEAR POLICY
ALL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS BILLED UNDER THE PROCEDURE CODE X0089 FOR
SPECIALTY EYE WEAR (I.E., CONTACT LENSES, SPECIAL LENSES, SPECIAL FRAMES, ETC.),
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STATEMENT OF MEDICAL NECESSITY FROM THE PRESCRIBING
PHYSICIAN IN ORDER FOR A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION DECISION TO BE RENDERED. THE
MEDICAL NECESSITY STATEMENT MUST BE SPECIFIC TO EACH INDIVIDUAL REQUEST.