A. Pharmaceutical billing must occur on either the CMS 1500 or a company invoice. Billing document will include the following minimum information:
- 1. claimant name;
- 2. claimant address;
- 3. unique claimant identifier;
- 4. date prescription was filled;
- 5. national drug code;
- 6. drug name;
- 7. drug quantity;
- 8. total charge;
- 9. number of days prescribed;
- 10. prescribing providers name;
- 11. prescribing providers NPI;
- 12. pharmacists I.D.;
- 13. dispensing facility address;
- 14. dispensing facility phone number;
- 15. medication charge; and
- 16. dispensing fee charge.
B. Entities issuing reimbursement documentation will include the following information:
- 1. claimant name;
- 2. claimant address;
- 3. unique claimant identifier;
- 4. date prescription was filled;
- 5. national drug code;
- 6. drug name;
- 7. amount charged per prescription;
- 8. total amount charged;
- 9. individual drug reimbursement;
- 10. total bill reimbursement;
- 11. individual tax reimbursement;
- 12. total tax reimbursement;
- 13. total amount reimbursed;
- 14. payor name;
- 15. payor address; and
- 16. payor phone number.
C. Item by Item Instructions for Completion of the Drug Form
- 1. Group Number―leave blank.
- 2. Cardholder's I.D. Number―enter claimants Social Security number.
- 3. Cardholder's Name―enter claimant's full name.
- 4. Pharmacy Name―enter name of pharmacy.
- 5. Street No.―enter physical address of pharmacy.
- 6. City, State, Zip―enter pharmacy city, state and zip.
- 7. Pharmacy No.―leave blank.
- 8. Phone Number―enter telephone number of pharmacy.
- 9. Other Party Coverage―leave blank.
- 10. Claimant's Last Name, First Name and Middle Initial―enter claimant's name.
- 11. Date of Birth―enter month, day, year.
- 12. Sex―check the appropriate box.
- 13. Relationship to the Cardholder―should be same as claimant.
- 14. Patient/Authorized Representative―signature must be present. If signature is on file at the pharmacy, then indicate "signature on file" in the patient's signature box.
- 15. Authorized Pharmacy Representative―enter pharmacist's name.
- 16. Date Rx Written―enter date prescription originally written.
- 17. Date Rx Filled―enter date of purchase.
- 18. Rx Number―indicate the alpha and/or numeric prescription number assigned by the pharmacy as it appears on the prescription order. Omit spaces or punctuation.
- 19. New/Refill―check the appropriate box.
- 20. Metric Quantity―report the quantity of the drug dispensed.
- 21. Days Supply―indicate days supply for which the prescription is dispensed.
22. National Drug Code―enter the 11 digit national drug code which identifies the drug dispensed.
- a. Labeler Code―first five digits;
- b. Product Code―middle four digits;
- c. Package Code―last two digits.
- 23. Prescriber I.D.―leave blank.
- 24. - 29. Complete same as Items 18-23 if second prescription is filed.
- 30. INGR Cost―indicate the Red Book AWP.
- 31. DISP Fee―leave blank.
- 32. Tax―do not complete.
- 33. Total Price―enter your normal retail charge (total price).
- 34. DED Amt―leave blank.
- 35. Balance―leave blank.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1034.2.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation, LR 19:54 (January 1993), repromulgated LR 19:212 (February 1993), amended LR 20:1299 (November 1994), amended by the Workforce Commission, Office of Workers’ Compensation, LR 38:837 (March 2012).