Our county uses HSIS to print HCFAs on paper to submit to insurance companies. May we continue to submit paper claims or will we be required to file electronically after October 2002?
A. There are no plans at this time to discontinue allowing health departments to print HCFA paper claims from HSIS. HIPAA does not require electronic submission of claims to insurance companies. However, the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA), more commonly known as the EDI extension, that was final in December 2001, does include a provision that all Medicare claims must be file electronically by October 16, 2003. At this time, it is not known whether or not HSIS will be made capable of filing electronic Medicare claims.
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