New York State Department of Health
New York Early Intervention System (NYEIS) Electronic Mailing List
Important Announcement - Providers PEP Agreement Available
Dear
Colleague:
This announcement is to notify Early Intervention providers that the
Preliminary Escrow Payment (PEP) Provider Agreement to participate in the
temporary one – time PEP is now available on the interim State Fiscal Agent’s
webpage, EIBilling.com. Availability of these payments is subject to the
agreement of municipalities to participate in the funding of the PEP as well as
an agreement signed and notarized by the provider. Participation in the PEP is
voluntary to both the providers and municipalities. The Department is
collaborating with municipalities to make these temporary one-time payments
available while continuing to work with providers, insurers, and municipalities
to improve the timeliness of adjudication of commercial insurance claims.
The
Preliminary Escrow Payment Agreement can be found by accessing EIBilling.com,
selecting the reports tab, choosing the Preliminary Escrow Payment option and
selecting the “Print Agreement” button. This agreement must include the
signature and title of an authorized finance officer of the approved provider
agency, or approved individual provider, who will be agreeing to the payment
and subsequent recoupment of the PEP. The agreement must be notarized where
indicated and returned to the Department of Health (Department) as soon as
possible.
To expedite
this process, you may scan the original completed, signed and notarized
Provider PEP Agreement and e-mail it to provider@health.state.ny.us or by
fax to the Department at (518) 486-1090 with Attn: Provider Approval Unit and
the subject/heading line: Provider PEP Agreement. Please return the original
signed and notarized Provider PEP Agreement to the Department at:
Attn:
Provider Approval Unit
NYS DOH BEI
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower, Rm. 287
Albany, NY 12237-0660
General
questions regarding PEP should be directed to BEI@health.state.ny.us.
Questions regarding the return of the agreement should be directed to provider@health.state.ny.us