C-4 Workers Comp changes

ghoehn — 2009-09-17T13:47:42Z

NY Workers' Compensation Board Has Changed the C-4 Billing form. With the Board's approval of the Streamline Docket regulations, the revised forms are now available for use. All parties are to begin using the new forms as soon as possible, but by no later than January 1, 2009. Some of the Revised Forms Process C–4 – Form C–4 has been renamed the Doctor's Initial Report. This form is to be completed the first time a provider treats a claimant for a particular workers' compensation claim. One item of note is that the request for medical authorization is not included in the new C–4 form; instead new Form C–4AUTH (see below) should be used to request authorization. Revised Form C–4 is available for electronic submission to the Board from the website. C–4.2 – Form C–4.2 (Doctor's Progress Report) is a new, shorter version of Form C–4 which is to be used for all subsequent visits to report continuing services. Form C–4.2 is available for electronic submission to the Board from the website. C–4.3 – Form C–4.3 is a new form to be completed once a patient has reached Maximum Medical Improvement and captures the percentage of permanent impairment. Form C–4.3 is available for electronic submission to the Board from the website. C–4AUTH – Form C–4AUTH (Attending Doctor's Request for Authorization and Carrier's Response) is a new form with which the attending health care provider may request authorization from the carrier for a special medical service costing over $1,000. The carrier will submit its response to the provider on the same C–4AUTH form sent by the provider. This new form allows providers to highlight the special services they feel are medically needed, enables carriers to easily respond to such requests in writing, and enables the Board to track requests and responses to insure that all statutory timeframes are met. Please visit the Board's website at www.wcb.state.ny.us to obtain or submit a form. Remember your support needs to be up to date to get this free update. We will also have the updated NF forms needed on our upgrade. These upgrades are Essential in getting paid. Any one who is not paid up on support will have to the end of the month September 30, 2008 to get support checks in or contact me personally. Otherwise upgrades will be $499 and one setup and one same day training, no support. Support is a separate charge. If you don’t have high speed internet there will be a travel charge based on your location. Payment plans are available. Payfast is on your side. Keeping your support up to date allows us to keep you up to date. Please contact us at (585)746-0628 for more information. We are also updating our soap notes and designing custom soap notes, travel cards etc. We can use drawing options in database format, meaning if you have a image of a person you like to use we can use a mouse or pen and draw X’s or other lines, sign your name etc. Put what you use on paper today on the computer and go paperless and green. Robert S. Davis