Section 17.01.01.404 - SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL REPORTS FROM PROVIDERSThis procedure applies to all open worker's compensation claims where medical services are provided and which have not been denied by the Payor.
01.Procedure. In all cases in which a particular injury or occupational disease results in a worker's compensation Claim, the Provider shall submit written Medical Reports for each medical visit to the Payor. Payers and Providers may contract with one another to identify specific records that will be provided in support of billings. The Provider shall also submit the same written Medical Reports to the Claimant upon request. These reports shall be submitted within fourteen (14) days following each evaluation, examination, and/or treatment. The first copy of any such reports shall be provided to the Payor and the Claimant at no charge. If duplicate copies of reports already provided are requested by either the Payor or the Claimant, the Provider may charge the requesting party a reasonable charge to provide the additional reports. Whenever possible, billing information shall be coded using CPT. In the case of Hospitals, reports shall include a Uniform Billing Form 04. In the case of physicians and other Providers supplying outpatient services, this reporting requirement shall include a CMS 1500 form.a. If an injury or occupational disease results in a Claim, the Employer/Surety or Provider shall submit written reports to the Commission upon request. Such request may either be in writing or telephonic. If a Claim is referred to the Rehabilitation Division, Medical Reports shall be furnished by the Payor or Provider directly to the office that requests such reports. The Payor or Provider shall consider this an on-going request until notice is received that the reports are no longer required.b. If the injury or occupational disease results in a time-loss Claim, the Payor shall submit copies of medical records containing information regarding the beginning and ending of disability, releases to work whether light duty or regular duty, impairment ratings, physical restrictions to the Commission. Other Medical Reports shall be submitted to the Commission only upon request.c. ISIF shall receive all copies of Medical Reports, without charge, from either the Claimant or the Payor, depending upon who seeks to join it as a party to a worker's compensation Claim.d. If the Commission requests Medical Reports from the Payor or Provider, the information shall be provided within a reasonable time period without charge. If information is received for which the Commission has no need, the information may be discarded or destroyed.02.Report Form and Content. Upon approval of the Commission, Medical Reports may be submitted in electronic or other machine-readable form usable to all parties.03.Timely Response Requirement. When the Commission requests a Medical Report from a Payor or Provider for use in monitoring a worker's compensation Claim, the Payor or Provider shall provide the requested information promptly.04.Forfeiture of Payment. If a Provider fails to give records to the Payor or Claimant, the Payor or Claimant may petition the Commission for an order requiring the Provider to provide the requested information. The petition shall set forth the Petitioner's efforts to obtain the information, the responses to those efforts, and why the Petitioner believes that the Provider has the information. In response to the petition, the Commission may enter an order requiring the Provider to furnish the requested records or demonstrate that the records are not available. If a Provider fails to provide records when ordered by the Commission, the Commission may enter an Order of Forfeiture. In the event such an order is entered, the Provider will forfeit its right to payment from both the Payor and Claimant, until such time as the records are provided.Idaho Admin. Code r. 17.01.01.404