Some providers will be asked to provide records for a claim to show that they accurately billed Medicaid. How quickly and thoroughly the providers respond will have a major impact on the state's score. Providers are encouraged to turn in materials right away, so if they are asked for additional materials, they still have time to submit them within the 60-day deadline.

PERM is a national effort by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to measure the accuracy of payments made through Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program. In Alaska, Denali KidCare is the name of the children's health insurance program.

The federal government wants to minimize fraud and waste. Under the Improper Payment Information Act of 2002 (IPIA), federal agencies must review programs at risk of major payment mistakes each year, and estimate the amount of improper payments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services started PERM to measure improper payments in the Medicaid program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

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NYMHCA is working with the Office of Mental Health to answer this question.  As of March 1st, 2006 LMHC's were considered "professional service providers" for the Office of Mental Health and all of the agencies under their umbrella.  They do not use the term "QHP."  LMHC's are Medicaid reimbursable if they work for an OMH agency.

CMS will randomly select a number of claims to review. They will then contact the providers that submitted those claims, and ask for medical documents that support the claims.

Approximately 1,200 Medicaid claims will be subject to this federal audit, from payment dates from October 2007 through September 2008. Approximately 300 claims will be reviewed each quarter.

You can access the Medicaid Reference Guide at the NYS Department of Health Website or call your local Department of Social Services (see list of local Department of Social Services phone numbers) to learn more about Medicaid eligibility rules.

SSI states" cover everyone who qualifies for the Supplemental Security Income program (aged, blind and disabled). These states cannot have rules that are more restrictive than the federal government rules for SSI. Section 209(b) states" adopt requirements that are more restrictive than the federal SSI rules. These states are Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia.

Privacy: State laws that are more stringent than the HIPAA privacy provisions may impose additional obligations on covered entities.

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A statistical sample of payments and denials will be submitted to the federal contractors on January 2008. The sample will come from claims with payment dates from Oct. 1, 2007 – Sept. 30, 2008. The State of Alaska will submit samples of claims on a quarterly basis based on the dates of payment or denials. The first quarter audits consist of claims with payment dates from Oct. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2007 (see the attached samples dates that will be pulled each quarter).