Section 27-11-14 - Maintenance of services; payment for ongoing servicesA. Following the referral of a medicaid provider or subcontractor based on a determination of a credible allegation of fraud, and during the pendency of a dispute between the department and a medicaid provider or subcontractor regarding an alleged overpayment, including an overpayment based in whole or in part on a credible allegation of fraud, the department shall not terminate or deny the medicaid provider's or subcontractor's continued participation in the state's medicaid program if the medicaid provider or subcontractor: (1) submits to a prepayment review of claims for ongoing services;(2) demonstrates that its employees have completed remedial training or education required by the department to prevent the submission of claims for payment to which the medicaid provider or subcontractor is not entitled; and(3) engages an independent third party approved by the department to temporarily manage or provide technical assistance to the medicaid provider or subcontractor following the referral or during the pendency of the dispute.B. The department shall not unreasonably withhold approval of a third party proposed by the medicaid provider or subcontractor pursuant to Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section.C. A medicaid provider or subcontractor that complies with the requirements of Subsection A of this section shall be reimbursed for each clean claim for ongoing services within ten calendar days of receipt if submitted electronically or thirty calendar days if submitted manually.Added by 2019, c. 215,s. 12, eff. 1/1/2020.