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HRSA Program Extended the Temporary Member ID – COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement

November 9, 2020

For professional and institutional outpatient – Temporary member ID will be valid for 90 days from date of service. Eligible claims can be submitted using the temporary member ID with date of service within the validity period. For example, if Patient A had a date of service of February 4, 2020, then the temporary ID assigned to her will be valid from February 4, 2020, through May 3, 2020.

For institutional inpatient – Temporary member ID will be valid from date of admission and expire 90 days from date of discharge. Eligible claims can be submitted using the temporary member ID with date of admission and date of discharge within the validity period. For example, if Patient B had a date of admission of February 4, 2020, and date of discharge of February 20, 2020, then the temporary member ID assigned to him will be valid from February 4, 2020, through May 19, 2020.

Source: https://coviduninsuredclaim.linkhealth.com/patient-details.html

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