8-9-18 Blog post from Blue Earth County….
Per MN Statue 609.35 the county is responsible for the cost of an sexual assault exam. For Blue Earth County, the medical facility will forward the bill to Human Services and it is paid in full. The facility is not allowed to bill insurance. The county may see reimbursement from the insurance company if the victim provides permission. We are considering developing a workflow to support seeking reimbursement from insurance for the cost of the sexual assault exam. Curious if others are doing this and if anybody has any tips to share.
Thanks,
Sara
Sara Emich
507-304-4407
Billing Supervisor
Mental Health Center Supervisor
1 comment:
Here in Itasca County we have an agreement with the three health care facilities located in our county, to only pay sexual assault exams at the MA rates. Rarely have we ever paid other facilities outside our county. There is one facility in Beltrami county our clients go to sometimes, for specific services not offered in our county. We do pay that facility the full rate. At this point we do not try to go to the insurance companies to seek some reimbursement. To date, probably because we are a smaller county, we have not had a high volume of sexual assault bills every year. That is no doubt one reason we have not pursued anything with the insurance companies.
Caleb
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