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NOTIFICATION 46
OF
2011
 

 

21 December 2011

 

 

Medical Insurance Fund

CIGNA SVS (MSO International)

Administrator

Medical Services Organisation (MSO)

Information Relevant to

Benefits and Options for 2012

Effective Date

1 January 2012

 

 

With effect 1 January 2012, Mediscor will be applying the medicine claim rules for MSO International medical insurance fund (CIGNA SVS), as outlined below.

 

 Herewith the detail for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

 

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

MDS0069

2.

Switch Destination Code

MINT0001

3.

Reference pricing

Yes

4.

Maximum supply of medicine

30 Days

5.

Days supply of the dispensed medicine

Yes /Compulsory

6.

Membership number as per membership card

Yes / Compulsory

7.

Dependant code as per membership card

Yes / Compulsory

8.

Dependant first name as per membership card

Yes / Compulsory

9.

Dependant date of birth

Yes /Compulsory

10.

Dependant’s gender (male/female)

Yes / Compulsory

11.

Practice number of the prescriber

Yes / Compulsory

12.

ICD-10 diagnosis code

Yes / Compulsory

13.

9 digit NAPPI code of medicine dispensed

Yes / Compulsory

14.

Membership number requirements

Minimum 6 numerical excluding dependant code

15.

Payments to Providers

MSO International

16.

Reimbursement structure (Schedule 0 – 8) Pharmacies

Legislated 4 TIER (Max)

17.

Reimbursement structure (Unscheduled) Pharmacies

SEP + max mark-up of 31%

·         SEP (VAT Incl.) and Dispensing Fee (VAT Excl.)

·         Legislated 4 TIER reimbursement structure will be applied on Schedule 0 to 8 medicine claims – information available on www.mediscor.net/publications.html

·         Mediscor Reference Price (MRP®) – 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 and Exclusion criteria; service providers must refer to our on-line responses to apply the correct rules.

 

Herewith the medicine rules for MSO International effective from 1 January 2012:

  

FUND

BENEFITS APPLICABLE

LEVY

MRP®

EXCLUSIONS

CIGNA SVS

All benefits

No levies applicable

Yes

N/A

 

If you require any assistance, please contact:

Mediscor’s Call Centre

 

Mediscor E-Mail

 

: 0860 113 238 or 0860 117 705

 

: helpdesk@mediscor.co.za

 

MSO International (CIGNA SVS)

: 011-259 5101

  cigna@mso.co.za

 

 

 

 

Kind regards.

JACK PEREL