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NOTIFICATION 42 
OF

2008

 

12 December 08

 

 

Medical Scheme

Prosperity Health Medical Scheme (Africa)

Administrator

Prosperity Health

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 Prosperity Health Medical Scheme as outlined below.

 

Herewith the details for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

 

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

1.

MDS0057

2.

Switch Destination Code

2.

STME0001

3.

EDI Activation Code (Dispensing Doctors)

3.

814P

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.

Minimum 7 Numerical –
Prefix with zeros (“0”)

16.

Payments to Providers

16.

Prosperity

17.

Chronic pre-authorisation  Mediscor ChroniLine™

17.

Yes

18.

Reimbursement structure – Dispensing Doctors

18.

SEP + 16%/16

19.

Reimbursement structure – Pharmacies

19.

SEP + 26%/R26

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 Prosperity Health Medical Scheme effective from 1 January 2009:

 

OPTIONS

BENEFITS APPLICABLE

LEVY / CO-PAYMENT

MRP®

EXCLUSIONS

Econo Hospital

Status Hospital

Prestige Hospital

Complimed

Oncology

No

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-5, 11, 14-16, 19-28, 30-32, 35, 40, 41, 43-45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 56-58, 60-61

Organ Transplant

No

Kidney

No

Appliance

No

 

 

 

 

Econo Standard

Status Standard

Prestige Standard

Student Standard

Econo Advanced

Status Advanced

Prestige Advanced

Student Comprehensive

Acute

No

 

 

 

 

Yes

Oncology

No

Organ Transplant

No

Kidney

No

Psychiatric

No

Homeopathic

No

Appliance

No

HIV

No

 

 

 

 

Econo Comprehensive

Status Comprehensive

Prestige Comprehensive

Acute

No

 

 

 

 

Yes

Chronic

No

Oncology

No

Organ Transplant

No

Kidney

No

Psyciatric

No

Homeopathic

No

Appliance

No

HIV

No

 

 

 

 

American Embassy

Oncology

No

 

No

Organ Transplant

No

Kidney

No

Savings

20% Levy

 

 

 

 

Bomaid Student

Acute

No

 

 

 

Yes

Chronic

No

Oncology

No

Organ Transplant

No

Kidney

No

HIV

No

MVA

No

 

 

 

 

NHP Family Care

NHP Executive Care

NHP VIP Care

Acute

No

 

 

 

 

Yes

Chronic

No

Oncology

No

Organ Transplant

No

Kidney

No

Homeopathic

No

Appliance

No

HIV

No

MVA

No

 

Additional Customised Exclusions:

1.

Phenolphthalein™ laxatives

 

 

2.

Phensedyl™ and generics

 

 

3.

Nootropil™

 

 

 

 
 PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFITS (PMBs):

 

Not applicable.

 

If you require any assistance, please contact:

Mediscor’s Share Call Centre Helpline

:

0860 113 238 or 0860 117 705

Mediscor ChroniLine™

:

0860 119 553

 

Kind regards.

JACK PEREL