Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 127.452 - Initial requests for UR-filing and service(a) A party seeking UR of treatment rendered under the act shall file the original and 8 copies of a form prescribed by the Bureau as a request for UR. All information required by the form shall be provided. If available, the filing party shall attach authorizations to release medical records of the providers listed on the request.(b) The request for UR shall be served on all parties and their counsel, if known, and the proof of service on the form shall be executed. If the proof of service is not executed, the request for UR will be returned by the Bureau.(c) Requests for UR shall be sent to the Bureau at the address listed on the form.(d) The request for UR shall identify the provider under review. Except as specified in subsection (e), the provider under review shall be the provider who rendered the treatment or service which is the subject of the UR request.(e) When the treatment or service requested to be reviewed is anesthesia, incident to surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, prescriptions or durable medical equipment, the request for UR shall identify the provider who made the referral, ordered or prescribed the treatment or service as the provider under review.The provisions of this §127.452 amended January 16, 1998, effective 1/17/1998, 28 Pa.B. 329.