CMS has released an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide (Version 6.2, January 11, 2021) regarding non-group health plans (liability, no-fault, and workers’ compensation).
CMS’ recently released NGHP Section 111 User Guide and Technical alert outline the eventually elimination of the ‘SP31’ error notices and updates to the “soft error” classifications.
On 10/5/20, CMS released an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide, V. 6.0. They also released updated versions of accepted and excluded ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes for 2021.
On 8/13, CMS held a webinar on Section 111 non-group health plan reporting. The webinar covered NGHP Section 111 reporting best practices and MSPRP enhancements.
OIRA released an updated notice on the status of CMS’s Section 111 civil money penalties proposals. CMS released the proposals in February 2020 and opened a public comment period that closed on 4/20/20.
CMS has released an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide (Version 5.9, June 29, 2020) regarding non-group health plans (liability, no-fault and workers’ compensation).
While individuals will still be able to elect unlimited PIP coverage, for applicable policies issued or renewed after 7/1/20, PIP plans with different coverage limits may also now be purchased.
Limits on NGHP claim input files in situations where separate Med-Pay and PIP coverages being paid out under a single policy for the same injured party and incident.
The U.S. District Court in Ruiz v. Rhode Island was called upon to address whether a personal injury settlement should be enforced even though the defendant was unable to obtain the plaintiff’s social security number, or the last five digits of his SSN, to determine his Medicare status through CMS’s Section 111 Query Process.
With the comment period closed, the focus now turns to when CMS will issue its Final Rule, which will comprise of the agency’s official CMP regulations.
The CDC issued a bulletin advising it is implementing the new ICD-10 U07.1 for “COVID-19, virus identified” in an off-cycle update effective 4/1/20, to code the COVID-19 diagnosis.
CMS has issued an updated Section 111 Alert pertaining to non-group health claims (NGHP) regarding the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) reporting.
On 7/1/19, CMS released an updated Section 111 User Guide (Version 5.6) regarding non-group health plans (liability, no-fault and workers’ compensation).