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Claim
Notifications
Claim
notifications are processed in our Minnesota office.
Claim notifications can be submitted by mail or electronically at
bpiclaims@bpire.com.
BPI requires written notification within 30 days after claim
payments made for any participant exceed 50% of the Specific
Deductible.
Additionally, we require written notification immediately for any
type of claim meeting the criteria listed in the Trigger Claim
Notification.
Trigger Claim
Notification Criteria
Case
Management Criteria
Medications
· Growth
hormone therapy.
· IV
hydration/fluids, pain management, and medications.
· Oral
medications with claims greater than $2,000 per month.
· Total
parenteral nutrition/hyperalimentation.
Neonatal Related
Conditions
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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Hydrocephalus.
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Major or multiple congenital anomalies.
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Meningiomyelocele.
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Premature birth.
· Respiratory
distress and in ICU greater than one week.
Pregnancy Related
Conditions
· Hyperemesis.
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Multiple births.
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Premature labor.
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Toxemia requiring hospitalization.
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Uterine monitoring.
Therapy and Home
Care Visits
· Experimental
or investigational therapy.
· HHA/RN/LPN
four or more hours per day or more than 40 hours per disability.
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HHA/RN/LPN four or more visits per week.
· Therapies
(PT/OT/ST) or HHA/RN/LPN visits which are to continue for more than
three weeks.
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Therapies (PT/RN/ST) described as a full or partial day program.
Traumatically
Injured Patients
· Amputations.
· Crushing
injuries.
· Multiple
trauma, head injury, or spinal cord injury.
· Serious
burns involving more than 20% of the body.
Conditions
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AIDS and related complications. |
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Organ transplants. |
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Biliary Atresia. |
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Osteomyelitis. |
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Cancer. |
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Renal failure. |
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Coronary Vascular Accident/Stroke. |
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Terminal patients. |
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Cystic Fibrosis. |
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Ventilator dependency. |
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Diabetes with complications. |
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· Guillian-Barre. |
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Hemophilia. |
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· Hospice
services (inpatient or outpatient). |
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· Peripheral
vascular disease with pending amputation. |
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