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

 

NOTIFICATION 62
OF

2008

 

18 December 2008

 

 

 

Medical Scheme

Prime Cure

Administrator

Prime Cure

Information Relevant to

Prime Cure Capitation Benefits and Options for 2009

Effective Date

1 January 2009

 

With effect 1 January 2009, Mediscor will be applying the scheme rules for Prime Cure scheme options as outlined below. 

 

·         Only prescriptions written by a Prime Cure Contracted Physician or Specialist will be accepted.

·         The Prime Cure Formulary will be applied.

 

Herewith the details for submitting medicine claims to Mediscor:

 

1.

Scheme Code (PCN)

1.

As per list below / MDS0300

2.

Switch Destination Code

2.

PCUR0001

3.

EDI Activation Code (Dispensing Doctors)

3.

642P

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.

Payments to Providers

15.

Prime Cure  

16.

Chronic/PMB pre-authorisation at Mediscor

16.

Yes - Mediscor ChroniLine™

17.

Reimbursement structure – Pharmacies

17.

SEP + 26% / R26.00

18.

Reimbursement structure – Dispensing Doctors

18.

SEP + 16% / R16.00

19.

Reimbursement structure – Schedule 0 or Unscheduled Medicine

19.

SEP + max mark-up of 31%

(Excl. VAT)

20.

OTC Claims

20.

Yes - Selected Options

 

* MEDISCOR REFERENCE PRICE (MRP®) – information available on www.mediscor.net
*
PRIME CURE CHRONIC/PMB FORMULARY – information available on www.mediscor.net
* PRIME CURE ACUTE FORMULARY – information available on www.primecure.co.za

  or www.mediscor.net

* ICD-10 CODES – information available on www.medicalschemes.com

 

Herewith a summary of Medical Scheme Options Contracted to Prime Cure:

MEDICAL SCHEME OPTIONS CONTRACTED TO PRIME CURE:

 

MEDICAL SCHEME

PRIME CURE OPTION

SCHEME CODE

Anglo Medical Scheme

Value Care

MDS0301

BESTmed

Blueprint

MDS0302

Bonitas

Boncap

MDS0344

Eyethumed

Prime Cure

MDS0305

Furnmed

Prime Cure

MDS0306

G4S

G4S

MDS0349

Gen-Health (New)

Primary Cover (New)

MDS0350 

Goldfields Medical Scheme

Pride

MDS0341

Ingwe Health Plan

Ingwe Capitation

MDS0308

Ingwe Health Plan

Pioneer

MDS0308 

Key Health

Key Cap

MDS0333 

Laundry Bargaining Council

Prime Cure Basic

MDS0309

Liberty

Silver Corporate Option

MDS0345 

Minemed

Affordable

MDS0342

Momentum Health

Access Option

MDS0322

Momentum Health

Base Option

MDS0322

NIMAS

Primary Option

 MDS0346

Prosano

Procedure

MDS0324

Sizwe (New)

Primary Option (New)

MDS0351 

Suremed

Explorer

 MDS0347

SureOne

Commair

MDS0336

SureOne

Dunn Stores

MDS0336

Telemed

Bronze

MDS0343

Thebemed

Universal Option

MDS0328

Tlakano

Basic Option

MDS0339

Tlakano

Comprehensive

MDS0339

Tlakano

LegalWise

MDS0339

Tlakano

MBD

MDS0339 

Tlakano (New)

MBP - Med (New)

MDS0339 

Tlakano (New)

MDB - Health (New)

MDS0339

Tlakano

St Davids

MDS0339

Topmed

Network Plan

MDS0316

Transmed

State + Network

MDS0317

Transmed

Ubuntu

MDS0317

Umvuzo Health

Ultra Affordable

MDS0331

Umvuzo Health

Umvuzo Standard

MDS0331

World Vision

World Vision

MDS0348

Prime Cure All Scheme

Prime Cure All Scheme

MDS0300

 

Vendors are cordially requested to load the Prime Cure Contracted Medical Scheme Options under the specific Medical Scheme.

E.g. BESTmed options:      

             -     Blueprint    

-           Bonus Plus

-           Millennium Basic                               Current options

-           Millennium Comprehensive

-     Millenium Standard       

-           Topcare

-           Vital Care

 

The Prime Cure Scheme Option is à  -      Blueprint                                         

Should the patient not know on which benefit/plan option he/she is, then the Prime Cure “All scheme” claiming code (MDS0300) can be used.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING PRIME CURE SCHEME OPTIONS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR 2009.

  

MEDICAL SCHEME

PRIME CURE OPTION

SCHEME CODE

Protea

Essential Network

MDS0337

Protea

Student Network

     MDS0337

PUREHealth

Ozone

     MDS0340

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW PRIME CURE SCHEME OPTIONS FOR 2009.

 

MEDICAL SCHEME

PRIME CURE OPTION

SCHEME CODE

Gen-Health

Primary Cover

MDS0350 

Sizwe

Primary Option

MDS0351 

Tlakano

MBP - Med

MDS0339 

Tlakano

MDB - Health

     MDS0339

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: Medicine claims for members of the BERYL and SAPPHIRE options of the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS) can only be submitted to QUALSA as from 1 January 2009.  Please DO NOT send these claims to Mediscor as they will be REJECTED.

 

If you require any assistance, please contact:

Mediscor’s Share Call Centre Helpline
Mediscor ChroniLine™
Prime Cure Call Centre Helpline

:
:
:

086 011 3238 or 086 011 7705
086 077 4632
086 166 5665

Kind regards.

JACK PEREL