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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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Department of Health and provide instructions <strong>for</strong> the member to request such areview. <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will assist the member in preparing the necessarydocumentation <strong>for</strong> the external review if requested to do so by the member.General Complaint Procedure ProvisionsA description of <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s complaint procedure is communicated to membersthrough the Member Handbook, member newsletter (annual notification), routinecontact with <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> representatives by telephone or mail, and is posted inprovider offices within members’ view.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will comply with all requirements of the Department of Health andDepartment of Public Welfare to provide monthly, quarterly and annual reports on allcomplaints received. All such reports will contain member codes rather than identifyingin<strong>for</strong>mation to ensure that member confidentiality is maintained of the complaintsystems/operational standards <strong>for</strong> fundamental fairness. The county or oversight entityhas access to all documentation regarding complaints and actions taken in response tocomplaints. If the county or its governance and oversight entity is in disagreement withany decision made by the Second Level Complaint Review Committee, the party withthe disagreement will prepare a summary document addressing his or herdisagreement. Copies of this document will <strong>for</strong> <strong>for</strong>warded to <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> and to theDepartment of Health.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will accept complaints from individuals with disabilities which are inalternative <strong>for</strong>mats including:TTY <strong>for</strong> telephone inquiries and complaints from members who are hearingimpaired.Braille, tape, computer disk, and other commonly accepted alternative <strong>for</strong>ms ofcommunication.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will provide members with disabilities assistance in presenting theircase at complaint reviews at no cost to the member. This includes:Providing qualified sign language interpreters <strong>for</strong> members who are severely hearingimpaired.Providing in<strong>for</strong>mation submitted on behalf of <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> at the complaintreview in an alternative <strong>for</strong>mat accessible to the member filing the complaint. Thealternative <strong>for</strong>mat version will be supplied to the member at or be<strong>for</strong>e the review, sothe member can discuss and/or refute the content during the review.Providing personal assistance to members with other physical limitations in copyingand presenting documents and other evidence.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 43

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