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

 

NOTIFICATION 47
OF
2010

 

 

13 December 2010

 

 

Medical Scheme

Hosmed Step of Hosmed Medical Scheme

Administrator

Enablemed

Information Relevant to

Benefits and Options for 2011

Effective Date

1 January 2011

 

With effect 1 January 2011, Mediscor will be applying the scheme rules for Hosmed Step

as outlined below.

 

Herewith the details for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

                              

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

1.

MDS0061

2.

Switch Destination Code

2.

HSPL0001

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.

8 Numerical digits

16.

Payments to Providers

16.

Enablemed

17.

Chronic pre-authorisation

17.

Enablemed

18.

Reimbursement structure – Dispensing Doctors

18.

N/A

19.

Reimbursement structure – Pharmacies

19.

SEP + R26/26%

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 Hosmed Step effective from 1 January 2011:

 

OPTIONS

BENEFITS APPLICABLE

LEVY / CO-PAYMENT

MRP®

EXCLUSIONS

 

 

  

 

 

 Hosmed Step

Acute

 

 

No Levy

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

1-11, 14-17, 19-22, 24-25, 27-28, 30-35, 38, 40-41, 43-45, 47-48, 50-57, 59-60, 62-64

 

Chronic

Oncology

HIV/AIDS

 

Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB)

 

Mediscor Core Formulary

 

Formulary Products:  No Levy

Non-Formulary Products:  Reject

 

           

 

PRE-AUTHORISATION RULES:

 

Please contact Enablemed for all information regarding the pre-authorisation of medicines on 0860 002 400.

 

Mediscor’s Toll-free Call Centre Helpline

:


0860 113 238 or 0860 117 705

Mediscor ChroniLine™

:

0860 119 553

 

Kind regards

JACK PEREL