Providers must obtain approval from
Medicaid’s Third Party Division prior to
releasing information (claims, charges and
medical records) regarding a patient’s care.
This ensures that information is not used by the
patient to obtain third party funds from an
insurance company or through a lawsuit that
should have been paid to the provider or to
Medicaid.
Providers are NOT required to notify Medicaid if
records are needed to apply for life insurance,
for Social Security disability hearings, for
"Back to Work" applications or other programs
administered by Senior Services, or for
care or treatment by another medical provider.
For other exceptions, see Chapter 20 of the
Administrative Code.
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