New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Early Intervention Electronic Mailing List
Attention EI Billing Providers - 2014 Medicaid Payments will be issued as an
electronic deposit
Audience: Early Intervention (EI) Providers who have an Appendix 1 as
part of their EI Provider Agreement otherwise known as EI Billing Providers
Topic: August 1,
2013 eMedNY website announcement of the requirement that all billing providers
sign up for electronic fund transfer (EFT) Medicaid payments
eMedNY
website:
https://www.emedny.org/
Question
#1 -
What is this requirement?
Answer - In 2014, Medicaid payments will be issued as an electronic
deposit to the EI Billing Provider’s designated bank account rather than via
paper check. This is called an electronic fund transfer (EFT).
Question
#2 -
When in 2014, will this occur?
Answer - As the EI State Fiscal Agent’s Electronic Transmitter
Identification Number (ETIN) approaches its yearly expiration date (March
2014), EI Billing Providers enrolled in Medicaid will be sent notifications by
eMedNY instructing them to complete a new certification form and an electronic
fund transfer (EFT) form. If you are already signed up for EFT, you need only
return the signed/notarized certification form. Complete instructions will be
included with the certification renewal notification. Note: Failure to
return the appropriate form(s) with the required Certification form will cause
claims to be rejected.
Question
#3 -
Does this requirement apply to all EI Billing Providers?
Answer - Yes. This requirement will apply to Individual and Agency
Billing Providers.
Question
#4 -
What is the certification form, is this something new?
Answer - When you completed your initial Medicaid enrollment, you
completed the CERTIFICATION STATEMENT FOR PROVIDER BILLING MEDICAID.
Question
#5 -
Can I have electronic fund transfer now?
Answer - Yes. You can sign up now. One advantage of an EFT is quicker
access to your Medicaid payments.
Question
#6-
How do I sign up?
Answer- More information and a tutorial can be found on the eMedNY
website https://www.emedny.org/info/ProviderEnrollment/ProviderMaintForms/701101_EFT_FORM_EFT_Enrollment_Form.pdf