Medicaid program; Medicaid Management Information System requirements for physician and supplier services--HCFA. Final notice.

In this notice, we are informing Medicaid state agencies of two new system requirements for Medicaid Management Information Systems. These systems will be required to accept and use exclusively: (a) A common claim form for physicians, durable medical equipment suppliers, laboratories, chiropractors, and podiatrists (the current version of the Health Insurance Claim Form, HCFA-1500); and (b) A uniform procedure coding system (HCFA Common Procedure Coding System). The purpose of these requirements is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Medicaid program and to reduce the paperwork burden by implementing a single claim form for providers to bill multiple third party payers.