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MEDISCOR (PTY) LTD
1257 South Street, Centurion
PO Box 8796, Centurion, 0046
Tel:   (012) 674 8000
Fax:  (012) 674 8001

 

NOTIFICATION 14
OF

2009

 

14/12/2009

 

 

Medical Scheme

The Built Environment Professional Associations’ Medical Scheme (BEPMEDS)

Administrator

Momentum Medical Scheme Administrators (MMSA)

Information Relevant to

Benefits and Options for 2010

Effective Date

1 January 2010

 

With effect 1 January 2010, Mediscor will be applying the scheme rules for BEPMEDS Medical Scheme as outlined below.

 

Herewith the detail for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

 

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

1.

MDS0044

2.

Switch Destination Code

2.

BEPA0001

3.

EDI Activation Code (Dispensing Doctors)

3.

643P

4.

MMAP©

4.

Yes

5.

Maximum supply of medicine

5.

30 Days

6.

Days of supply of the dispensed medication

6.

Yes /Compulsory

7.

Membership number as per membership card

7.

Yes / Compulsory

8.

Dependant code as per membership card

8.

Yes / Compulsory

9.

Dependant first name as per the membership card

9.

Yes / Compulsory

10.

Dependant date of birth

10.

Yes /Compulsory

11.

Dependant’s gender (male/female)

11.

Yes / Compulsory

12.

Practice number of the prescriber

12.

Yes / Compulsory

13.

ICD-10 diagnostic code

13.

Yes / Compulsory

14.

9 digit NAPPI code of medicine dispensed

14.

Yes / Compulsory

15.

Membership number requirements

15.

Minimum 4 numerical including dependant code

16.

Payments to Providers

16.

MMSA

17.

Chronic pre-authorisation Mediscor ChroniLine

17.

MMSA

18.

Reimbursement structure – Dispensing Doctors

18.

SEP + 30% / R20.00

19.

Reimbursement structure – Pharmacies

19.

SEP + 26% / R26.00

20.

Scheduled 0 or Unscheduled

20.

SEP + max mark-up of 31% (VAT Excl.)

 

IMPORTANT:  The details below serve as a GUIDELINE ONLY.  Due to the complexities of various Levy, Co-payment, Formulary and Exclusion criteria SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST refer to our on-line responses to apply the correct rules.

 

Herewith the scheme rules for BEPMEDS Medical Scheme effective from 1 January 2010:

 

OPTIONS

BENEFITS APPLICABLE

LEVY / CO-PAYMENT

MMAP©

EXCLUSIONS

 

 

 

 

Pro-Elite

 

Pro-Core

Acute / Savings

No Levy

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

1-5, 11, 14, 15, 19, 22-27, 30-35, 40-45, 50, 51, 53, 58, 61

Chronic

No Levy

Yes

Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB)

No Levy

Yes

OTC

No Levy 

No

HIV/Aids

No Levy

No

Appliance

No Levy

Yes

Organ Transplant

No Levy

No

Oncology

No Levy

No

Homeopathic

No Levy

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro-Basic

HIV/Aids

No Levy

No

1-5, 11, 14, 15, 19, 22-27, 30-35, 40-45, 50, 51, 53, 58, 61

Appliance

No Levy

Yes

Organ Transplant

No Levy

No

Oncology

No Levy

No

 

 

LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Pre-authorisation for the following is required from MMSA:

 

(Prescription refill every 24 days)

 

 CLINICAL DUR CHECKS APPLIED TO ALL CLAIMS

(Please check the on-line response)

If you require any assistance, please contact:

Mediscor’s Share Call Centre Helpline

:


0860 113 238 or 0860 117 705

BEPMEDS Pre-authorisation / Chronic

:

0860 102 903

MMSA Call Centre

:

0860 104 040

Kind regards.

JACK PEREL