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

 

NOTIFICATION 52
OF

2008

 

11 December 2008

 

 

 

Medical Scheme

Ingwe Health Plan

Administrator

Momentum Medical Scheme Administrators (MMSA)

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 Ingwe Health Plan as outlined below.

 

Herewith the details for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

 

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

1.

MDS0047

2.

Switch Destination Code

2.

IHEA0000

3.

EDI Activation Code (Dispensing Doctors)

3.

520P

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.

MULTIMED

17.

Chronic pre-authorisation Mediscor ChroniLine™

17.

MULTIMED

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.)


* 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 Ingwe Health Plan effective from 1 January 2009:

 

OPTIONS

BENEFITS APPLICABLE

LEVY / CO-PAYMENT

MMAP©

EXCLUSIONS

Ingwe Capitation

 

Hospital Plus

 

Pioneer

 

Medicare

 

Classic

Acute

 

 

 

No Levy

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

1-9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17-28, 30, 32, 33-35, 38-49, 52, 53, 55, 57-62, 64

Chronic

PMB

HIV/Aids

Appliance

Organ Transplant

Oncology

Homeopathic (Classic option only)

20% Levy

 

 

LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Pre-authorisation for the following is required from MMSA:

 

(Prescription refill every 24 days)

 

HIV/AIDS medicines require pre-authorisation from MMSA - Tel 0800 002 449.

CLINICAL DUR CHECKS APPLIED TO ALL CLAIMS

(Please check the on-line response)

·         Drug to diagnosis/disease

·         Dosage range check

·         Drug to age checking

·         Drug to gender

·         Duplicate therapy

If you require any assistance, please contact:

Mediscor’s Share Call Centre Helpline

:

0860 113 238 or 0860 117 705

INGWE Customer Care Line & Pre-authorisation

:

0860 102 493

 

 

 

Kind regards.

JACK PEREL