OAR 436-008-0010
Electronic Medical Bills
(1)
Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, insurers must accept and process all electronically transmitted medical bills in accordance with these rules, the standards adopted under OAR 436-008-0004 (Adoption of Standards), and the companion guide.(2)
An insurer is exempt from the requirement to accept medical bills electronically from health care providers on or after Jan. 1, 2015, if a written notice is sent to the division, and approved by the director, on or before close of business on Dec. 31, 2014. The notice must explain in detail that the cost of electronic medical bill implementation will create an unreasonable financial hardship.(3)
Health care providers that elect to submit electronic medical bills to insurers must do so in accordance with these rules, the standards adopted under OAR 436-008-0004 (Adoption of Standards), and companion guide.(4)
All electronic medical billing transactions must be populated with current and valid values defined in the applicable standard set forth in OAR 436-008-0004 (Adoption of Standards).(5)
The health care provider, health care facility, third-party biller or assignee and the insurer may mutually agree to use nonstandard formats, but those formats must include all data elements required under the applicable standard, as set forth in OAR 436-008-0004 (Adoption of Standards).(6)
Health care providers and insurers may contract with other entities for electronic medical bill processing.(7)
Insurers and health care providers are responsible for the acts or omissions of their agents executed in the performance of electronic medical billing services.(8)
The data elements transmitted as part of a Trading Partner Agreement must at a minimum contain all the same required data elements found within the ASC X12 Type 3 Technical Reports and the jurisdiction-specific companion guide.
Source:
Rule 436-008-0010 — Electronic Medical Bills, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=436-008-0010.