“Opt out” physicians should not be listed on the “on call” list for Medicare patients since they are not billing the Medicare program. In rare circumstances, if the "opt out' physician or practitioner provided emergency care in the hospital emergency room and the critical situation continued after admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or [...]
If a provider “opts-out” of Medicare, he is permitted to contract privately with Medicare patients or beneficiaries to provide covered services. The beneficiary agrees to pay fully out-of-pocket for a Medicare-covered service after signing a private contract between themselves and the provider/practitioner. They then agree not to submit a claim to Medicare during the prescribed [...]
Mandatory Claim Submission laws require a provider/practitioner to apply for a Provider Identification Number and file claims on their Medicare patient’s behalf, if they provide services that are eligible for Medicare reimbursement and provide these services to Medicare beneficiaries. If the provider does not perform services for any Medicare patients, enrollment in Medicare is not [...]
To opt out of Medicare: Participating providers are only allowed to opt out at the beginning of each calendar quarter. A valid affidavit postmarked 30 days prior to the first day of each new quarter (January, April, July, or October) must be submitted. Non-participating physicians and practitioners have the ability to opt out at any [...]
Ban the Box is the name of an international campaign by civil rights groups and advocates for ex-offenders, aimed at persuading employers to remove from their hiring applications the check box that asks if applicants have a criminal record. Its purpose is to enable ex-offenders to display their qualifications in the hiring process before being [...]
Federal FCRA regulations state that inquiring about past convictions or imprisonment is prohibited and will not be justified by business necessity, UNLESS: Conviction or imprisonment occurred within the last seven years; OR Conviction or imprisonment reasonably related to job duties Federal FCRA regulations state that inquiring about arrests must include inquiry as to whether charges [...]
Multiple facilities/jobs nationwide Following Federal/State regulations FCRA (15 states have own FCRA rules) Ban the Box (30 states with some ban type) State-level healthcare regulations Consistency in policies & hiring practices HR partner oversight of applicant status Recruiter involvement and access to results Multiple and different job positions Up to date job descriptions [...]
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The report will either show that no employees are excluded, or it will show a list of the employees that we have confirmed as having excluded status. In the case of excluded employees, you will first receive a phone call from one of our investigators to discuss the situation with you, before we publish the [...]
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