(1) In order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system through administrative simplification of billing requirements, the commissioner shall prescribe, through the promulgation of administrative regulations, standardized health claim attachments to be used by all insurers requiring additional medical information to process health care claims. The Kentucky State Uniform Billing Committee shall make recommendations to the commissioner on the standardization of attachments.
(2) Any administrative regulations that prescribe standardized health claim attachments shall be updated to conform with federal standards following the release of national requirements for transactions and data elements in accordance with the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 6A, Subchapter XXV, secs. 300gg et seq.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-720


Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1249, effective July 15, 2010. — Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 436, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2000.