- (1) The rehabilitative services provider shall make all reasonable efforts to determine if there is a liable third party source, including Medicare, and in the case of liable third party source, utilize that source for payments and benefits prior to applying for Medicaid payments.
- (2) Third party payments received after billing Medicaid for service for a Medicaid recipient shall be returned to the Alabama Medicaid Agency.
Author: Lynn Sharp
Statutory Authority: 42 C.F.R. §433.135; Social Security Act, Title XIX; State Plan for Medical Assistance, Attachment 4.19-B.
History: Rule effective August 11, 1990. Amended: Effective August 14, 1991.