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UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana

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Prior authorization and notification

Access prior authorization and notification information.

Current policies and clinical guidelines

Guidelines for our quality and health management programs. 

Care provider manual

Helpful information on topics such as prior authorization, processing claims and protocols.

Claims and payments

Online tools and resources to help you manage your practice’s claim submission and payments.

Provider forms, resources and references

Stay up to date with forms and reference guides that are important to your practice. 

Social drivers of health

Social drivers of health training and resources for providers.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal regulations, including the Affordable Care Act and the 21st Century Cures Act, require providers who file claims with Louisiana Medicaid to enroll in Medicaid's web-based Provider Enrollment Portal.

 

In October 2024, Louisiana Medicaid launched its Provider Enrollment Rebaseline effort, which facilitates Medicaid enrollment for newly credentialed managed care organization (MCO) providers. Enrollment with the state Medicaid agency is required, and separate and apart from the credentialing process with any MCO.

 

Every 2 months, Louisiana Medicaid will send invitation letters to new providers not yet enrolled with Louisiana Medicaid. These letters include detailed instructions and specific provider information required for enrollment. Providers must complete enrollment within 120 days of receiving the letter to avoid claim denials and potential deactivation from the Medicaid program.

 

Billing, attending, rendering, ordering, servicing, prescribing or referring providers on recent claim(s) filed with Louisiana Medicaid must enroll directly with Louisiana Medicaid to avoid claims denials and remain active.

 

Providers with multiple provider types must complete an enrollment for each type.

To access the portal, visit lamedicaid.com and click on the blue banner to begin the enrollment process. 


Providers will need several data points to complete enrollment, including Louisiana Provider ID, NPI, city, state and ZIP code. This information is included in the portal invitation letter.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to Louisiana Medicaid.

 

Provider Service Center

866-675-1607

 

Use this one-call resource line to get the following information: 

  • Behavioral health referral
  • Claims corrections
  • Getting a member a ride
  • Language interpreter services
  • Member eligibility
  • Prior authorization
  • Reach a community-based case manager
  • Referrals to specialists

 

If your office relocates or closes for an extended period, please call us at 877-369-1302.

 

We also have a dedicated team of community provider advocates available statewide to support provider needs. 

 

Claims and Appeals

Claims mailing address

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
P.O. Box 31341
Salt Lake City, UT 84131-0341

 

Claims appeals address

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Attn: Claims Administrative Appeals
P.O. Box 31364
Salt Lake City, UT 84131-0364

 

Utilization management appeals address

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Attn: Claims Administrative Appeals
P.O. Box 31364
Salt Lake City, UT 84131-0364

Are your patients prepared for hurricane season?

We want to help make sure your patients are prepared for hurricane season and the resulting hazards such as storm surge, high winds, tornadoes and flooding. 

 

Tips from Louisiana governor's office and the American Red Cross
  • Update contact information: Encourage your patients to regularly update their address and phone contact information, so they can be reached in case of an emergency
    • Members can contact UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Member Services at 866-675-1607 (TTY: 711) or contact the NurseLine at 877-440-9409
  • Assemble an emergency preparedness kit: Put an emergency kit together and include your UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and Medicaid ID cards
    • Kits should include: Non-perishable food, water, extra cash, first-aid supplies, a flashlight, batteries, a radio, a multipurpose tool, medications and medical items, copies of personal documents, ID cards, cell phone with chargers, map of the area, an emergency blanket, emergency numbers, sanitation supplies and other essential items
    • Think about the special needs of family members and pets, and include items such as baby supplies or pet food
  • Prepare and plan for an evacuation: Before an emergency happens, think about where to go if you are told to evacuate. Make sure you have a couple of places that you can go, such as a friend's home in another town, a motel or a shelter.
    • Make sure to have the phone numbers of family and friends with you. It's helpful to have these numbers written down in case you don't have power for your mobile phone or you need to use a landline to make phone calls.
    • Make sure to have a paper map because you may need to take unfamiliar routes if major roads are closed or clogged
    • Develop a plan on how you will communicate with family and friends in an emergency. Agree on and share your evacuation routes so everyone knows where to go and what to do.
  • Stay informed: Listen to NOAA weather radio, local radio stations or TV stations for evacuation instructions
    • If you are told to evacuate, do so immediately
 

You can find more information at the Louisiana Department of Health's Louisiana Volunteers in Action (LAVA).

 

In case of a hurricane or other disaster, your patients can register on the American Red Cross Safe and Well website to let family and friends know about their welfare. Those without Internet access can call 866-GET-INFO.

 

Thank you for your interest in becoming a network care provider with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana. In joining our network, you’ll become part of a group of physicians, health care professionals and facilities who share our commitment to helping people live healthier lives and making the health care system better for everyone.

To get started, follow the steps to join our network. You may refer to the state-specific credentialing requirements for Louisiana Community plan in the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Care Provider Administrative Guide.

UnitedHealthcare adheres to the Louisiana Revised Statute 22:1874 (which incorporates Act 897) for practitioners joining an existing, contracted medical group to be temporarily approved to receive claims payment upon submitting their completed UnitedHealthcare application, and then will be fully credentialed upon application approval.

 

For questions about credentialing and attestation updates, connect with us through chat 24/7 in the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal. For additional contact information, visit our Contact us page.

Overview

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established the Medicaid Managed Care Rule to:

 

  • Promote quality of care
  • Strengthen efforts to reform the delivery of care to individuals covered under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plans (CHIP)
  • Strengthen program integrity by improving accountability and transparency
  • Enhance policies related to program integrity

 

With the Medicaid Managed Care Rule, CMS updated the type of information managed care organizations are required to include in their care provider directories.

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan maintains a grievance system for members that ensures receipt and prompt resolution of informal and formal member grievances and access to the state fair hearing process.

 

Filing a member grievance

A member, a representative of the member's choice, or a provider, acting on behalf of the member with the member's written consent, may file a grievance with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan.

Grievances may be filed orally by calling Member Services at 866-675-1607 or in writing by mailing the grievance to our Regional Mail Operations (RMO) at:


UnitedHealthcare


P.O. Box 31364


Salt Lake City, UT 84131-0364

We route telephonic/verbal grievances through our technology that identifies call type and routes to other databases according to category. When the system identifies the call as a grievance, the information is logged into the system, and forwarded to a triage team who puts the information into our tracking system where a case file is created and populated.


On receipt of a written grievance, appropriate personnel scan them into the tracking system and create a case file.

 

Per our Member Grievance Policy, and on initial contact, we log and track criteria including member.

Visit UHCcommunityplan.com/LA for current member plan information including sample member ID cards, provider directories, dental plans, vision plans and more.

 

Plan information is available for:

  •  UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Healthy Louisiana Plan

 

Member plan and benefit information can also be found at UHCcommunityplan.com/LA and myuhc.com.

 

Dental benefits

Member dental plan and benefit information can also be found at UHCcommunityplan.com/LA and myuhc.com.

 

Dental benefits for enrollees under age 21

Dental Benefits for enrollees under the age of 21 may be managed by DentaQuest or Managed Care of North America (MCNA). Both providers are premier dental benefits administrators that provide exceptional service to State Agencies and managed care organizations for Medicaid. For benefits, claims, provider enrollment, direct deposit issues, demographic changes, NPI information, etc., contact: 

  • MCNA: 855-701-6262
  • DentaQuest: 855-229-6848

 

Dental benefits for enrollees over age 21

We provide dental benefits for enrollees over 21 through value-added benefits. Enrollees over age 21 get up to $500 per year for routine dental exams, X-rays and cleanings. For benefits, claims, provider enrollment, direct deposit issues, demographic changes, NPI information, etc., contact:

  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan: 866-675-1607

 

Vision benefits

Enrollees vision plan and benefit information can be found at UHCcommunityplan.com/LA and myuhc.com.

 

March Vision Care is the vision vendor for UnitedHealthcare and provides routine vision services including:

  • Services and exams for vision correction and refraction error
  • Eyewear, contacts if the only means to restore vision 

 

March Vision Care contact information

Phone: 844-52-MARCH or 844-526-2724

 

Online: marchvisioncare.com/providerreferenceguides.aspx

 

Mailing address for claims:

 

Claims Processing Center


6701 Center Drive West, Suite 790


Los Angeles, CA 90045

For all other vision services, please contact UnitedHealthcare Community Plan at 866-675-1607.

 

Vision benefits for enrollees under age 21
  • One comprehensive eye exam every 12 months; and
  • Up to 3 pairs of frames every 12 months; and
  • Two units of lenses of every 12 months

 

Vision benefits for enrollees over age 21
  • One comprehensive eye exam every year 12 months; and 
  • One pair of frames every 12 months
    • $100 allowance for frames/lenses every year 12 months
  • One 12-month supply of contacts
    • $105 allowance for contacts

Note: Vision services performed by an optometrist are reimbursable for routine and non-routine services. Claims must be submitted to March Vision Care for processing. This is due to the expanded scope of the services the Louisiana Board of Optometry now allows optometrists to perform in the office setting.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)/Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is in the process of expanding upon and restructuring the Medicaid service delivery system related to crisis services.

 

Crisis Response phone: 866-232-1626

 

The best way for primary care providers (PCPs) to view and export the full member roster is using the CommunityCare tool, which allows you to:

  • Identify Medicaid recipients who need to have their Medicaid recertification completed and approved by the state agency in order to remain eligible to receive Medicaid benefits
  • See a complete list of all members, or just members added in the last 30 days
  • Export the roster to Excel
  • View most Medicaid and Medicare SNP members’ plans of care and health assessments
  • Enter plan notes and view notes history (for some plans)
  • Obtain HEDIS® information for your member population
  • Access information about members admitted to or discharged from an inpatient facility
  • Access information about members seen in an emergency department

 

For help using CommunityCare, please see our quick reference guide. If you’re not familiar with our portal, go to our portal resources page.

Member Primary Care Physician Reassignment

 

Check out Care Conductor in the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal under Clinical & Pharmacy.

When you report a situation that could be considered fraud, you’re doing your part to help save money for the health care system and prevent personal loss for others. If you suspect another provider or member has committed fraud, waste or abuse, you have a responsibility and a right to report it. 


Taking action and making a report is an important first step. After your report is made, we will work to detect, correct and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in the health care system.

 

Email us at ethics-integrity_office@uhc.com, call us at 844-359-7736 or visit uhc.com/fraud to report any issues or concerns. 

Providers may submit all private third-party liability (TPL) requests and Medicare Advantage plan updates to Health Management Systems, Inc. (HMS), the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) TPL vendor.

 

All general private TPL and Medicare Advantage plan update requests can be submitted to HMS in the following ways:

 

Escalated requests

Providers may submit TPL escalation requests to LDH by:

 

Please note, escalated requests will only be accepted in the following circumstances:

  • Provider has sent a request to add, term or change policy to HMS, and the policy has not changed in the BTPL Portal after 5 business days
  • Pharmacy, awaiting add/term/change request
  • Emergency updates due to awaiting immediate medical care to add, term or change a policy
  • Traditional Medicare updates

 

Looking for Traditional Medicare update request forms? Find them here.

 

You can find additional information in Informational Bulletin 16-15

The latest version(s) of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan 2023 Contract and Amendments of the Healthy Louisiana contract is available on the Louisiana Department of Health website.


View the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan 2023 Contract and Amendments for Healthy Louisiana

 

 

UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete® Special Needs Plan

UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete® Special Needs Plans (D-SNP) offer benefits for people with both Medicare and Medicaid. These D-SNP plans provide benefits beyond Original Medicare and may include transportation to medical appointments and vision exams. Members must have Medicaid to enroll.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) information

HIPAA standardized both medical and non-medical codes across the health care industry and under this federal regulation, local medical service codes must now be replaced with the appropriate HCPCS and CPT®-4 codes.

Integrity of claims, reports and representations to the government

UnitedHealth Group requires compliance with the requirements of federal and state laws that prohibit the submission of false claims in connection with federal health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.

Disclaimer

If UnitedHealthcare policies conflict with provisions of a state contract or with state or federal law, the contractual/statutory/regulatory provisions shall prevail. To see updated policy changes, select the Policies and Clinical Guidelines section at left.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).


CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.