Senators passed a bill May 29 that sets guidelines for Medicaid recovery audits in Nebraska.<\/p>\n
LB315, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Sara Howard, establishes new guidelines for Recovery Audit Contractors to follow while conducting audits as required by the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n
Among other provisions, the bill:
\n\u2022\tclarifies that only one audit may be conducted at a time;
\n\u2022\texcludes from review claims otherwise audited;
\n\u2022\trequires claim review within two years of the date of payment;
\n\u2022\taligns the appeals process with DHHS practice;
\n\u2022\trequires procedures for resubmitting corrected claims; and
\n\u2022\trequires audit completion within 60 days of receipt of all requested material.<\/p>\n
LB315 passed on a 44-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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