Regulation .03 Uniform Credentialing Form — Carrier and Credentialing Intermediary Requirements.
Regulation .03 Uniform Credentialing Form — Carrier and Credentialing Intermediary Requirements.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A carrier or its credentialing intermediary shall:
(1)
Accept the uniform credentialing form as the sole application for a health care provider to become credentialed or recredentialed for a provider panel of the carrier; and
(2)
Make the uniform credentialing form available to any health care provider that is to be credentialed or recredentialed by the carrier or credentialing intermediary.
B.
A carrier may not, for purposes of credentialing or recredentialing, require a health care provider to:
(1)
Modify the uniform credentialing form;
(2)
Submit additional credentialing forms;
(3)
Use any other credentialing form not designated by the Commissioner; or
(4)
Submit any additional information not specified by the uniform credentialing form, except as stated in §F of this regulation.
C.
A carrier may preprint the designated carrier information on the uniform credentialing form.
D.
A carrier may not deny a uniform credentialing form because the form does not include the designated carrier information of the carrier.
E.
A carrier may require a health care provider to submit a new Authorization to Release Information and Affirmation page, with an original signature and date, for the purpose of credentialing or recredentialing.
F.
A carrier that is a managed care organization may require a provider to make the disclosure required by 42 CFR §1002.3.