Appendix A

Mental Health Medicaid Third Party Liability (TPL) Data Specifications

Mental Health Medicaid TPL Data Specifications

This data is required if the individual has Third Party Liability (TPL) coverage.

TPL Item Description
Code Report the TPL code contained on the individual's Medical Eligibility Card (MEC). If the TPL code on the card is only 3 digits, enter a space and then the 3 digit code in this field. If payment was received from a third party resource not listed on the MEC, report the appropriate TPL code. If none of the TPL codes are applicable to the source of payment, enter space and code 999. (See "Medical Assistance Program Handbook for Physicians" General Appendix 9 for valid TPL codes.)
Status

The appropriate code indicating the disposition of the third party billing. If no TPL code is reported, this field must equal spaces. Valid TPL status codes are:

01 - TPL Adjudicated - Total Payment Shown: TPL Status Code 01 is to be reported when payment has been received from individual third party resource. The amount of payment received must be reported in the TPL amount field.

02 - TPL Adjudicated - Individual Not Covered: TPL Status Code 02 is to be reported when advised by the third party resource that the individual was not insured at the time goods or services were provided.

03 - TPL Adjudicated - Service Not Covered: TPL Status Code 03 is to be reported when advised by the third party resource that goods or services provided are not covered.

04 - TPL Adjudicated - Spend-Down Met: TPL Status Code 04 is to be reported when the individual's Form 2432, Split Billing Transmittal shows $0 liability.

05 - Client not covered: TPL Status Code 05 is to be reported when a client informs the clinic that the third party resource identified on the Medical Eligibility Card is not in force.

06 - Services not covered: TPL Status Code 06 is to be reported when the clinic determines that the identified resource is not applicable to the service provided.

07 - Third Party Adjudication Pending: TPL Status Code 07 may be reported when an invoice has been submitted to the third party and reasonable follow-up efforts to obtain payment have failed.

10 - Deductible Not Met: TPL Status Code 10 is to be reported when the clinic has been informed by the third party resource that nonpayment of the service was because the deductible was not met.

Amount Report the amount of payment received from the third party resource. A dollar amount is required if TPL Status Code 01 was reported in TPL Status Code field.
Date

A TPL date is required when any status code is reported in the TPL status code field. Report the following dates for specific TPL status codes:

01 - Third Party Adjudication date

02 - Third Party Adjudication date

03 - Third Party Adjudication date

04 - Date from DPA 2432

05 - Date of Service

06 - Date of Service

07 - Date of Submittal to TPL Resource

10 - Third Party Adjudication date