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NOTIFICATION 41
OF

2008

 

08 December 2008

 

 

 

Medical Scheme

PG Bison Medical Scheme

Administrator

Allcare Administrators

Information Relevant to

Benefits and Options for 2009

Effective Date

1 January 2009

 

With effect 1 January 2009, Mediscor will be applying the scheme rules for PG Bison Medical Scheme as outlined below.

 

Herewith the details for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

 

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

1.

MDS0017

2.

Switch Destination Code

2.

DEAN0000

3.

EDI Activation Code (Dispensing Doctors)

3.

No

4.

MRP®

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.

7 Numerical digits

16.

Payments to Providers

16.

Allcare Administrators

17.

Chronic pre-authorisation  Mediscor ChroniLine™

17.

Yes

18.

Reimbursement structure – Dispensing Doctors

18.

SEP + R16/16%

19.

Reimbursement structure – Pharmacies

19.

SEP + R26/26%

20.

Scheduled 0 or Unscheduled

20.

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

* MEDISCOR REFERENCE PRICE (MRP®) – information available on www.mediscor.net
*
MEDISCOR FORMULARIES – information available on www.mediscor.net
* ICD-10 CODES – information available on www.medicalschemes.com

 

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 PG Bison Medical Scheme effective from 1 January 2009:

 

OPTIONS

BENEFITS APPLICABLE

LEVY / CO-PAYMENT

MRP®

EXCLUSIONS

 

 

 

 

 

PG Bison

 

Acute

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

1-5, 9, 11, 14, 15, 19-25, 27, 30-32, 36, 40, 43, 45, 47-48, 50, 51, 61, 62

Chronic

No

HIV / AIDS

No

OTC

No

Maximum R110.00 per prescription

Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB)

 

No

Oncology

No

 

 
 
PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFITS (PMBs):

 

Members need to apply and register for PMBs and Chronic Medicine Benefits with Mediscor ChroniLine™ on 0860 119 553.

If you require any assistance, please contact:

Mediscor’s Toll-free Call Centre Helpline

:

0860 113 238 or 0860 117 705

Mediscor ChroniLine™

:

0860 119 553

 

Kind regards.

JACK PEREL