Or. Admin. Code § 410-125-2030

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 410-125-2030 - Recovery of Payments

(1) Payments made by the Division of Medical Assistance Programs (Division) shall be recovered for:

(a) Services identified by the provider as emergent or urgent, but determined on retrospective review not to have been emergent or urgent. Payment shall also be recovered from the admitting and/or performing physician;

(b) Services determined by the Division that the readmission to the same hospital was the result of a premature discharge;

(c) Services were billed but not provided;

(d) Services provided at an inappropriate level of care, which includes the setting selected for service delivery;

(e) The Division non-covered services;

(f) Services, which were covered by a third party payer or other resources; or

(g) Services denied by a third party payer as not medically necessary.

(2) Payment to a physician and other providers of service for inpatient non-urgent or non-emergent services requiring prior authorization is subject to recovery by the Division if recovery is made from the hospital.

(3) If review by the Division results in a denial, the hospital may appeal any final decision through the Division Administrative Appeals process. See Administrative Hearings (chapter 410, division 120).

(4) As part of the Utilization Review Program, the Division shall develop and maintain a data system profiling the patterns of practice of institutions and practitioners. As a result of these profiles, the Division may initiate focused reviews. Any practitioner or hospital subject to a focused review shall be notified in advance of the review.

(5) All providers having a pattern of inappropriate utilization or inappropriate quality of care according to the current standards of the medical community and/or abuse of the Division rules or procedures shall be subject to corrective action. Actions taken shall be those determined appropriate by the Division, or sanctions established under the Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) or Oregon administrative rule and/or referral to a State or Federal authority, licensing body or regulatory agency for appropriate action.

Or. Admin. Code § 410-125-2030

HR 42-1991, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-91; OMAP 34-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-99; OMAP 28-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00; OMAP 70-2004, f. 9-15-04, cert. ef. 10-1-04; DMAP 32-2010, f. 12-15-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11

Stat. Auth.: ORS 413.042

Stats. Implemented: ORS 414.065