Notes on Receipting of Medicare Online Claims

  • The user can dictate the receipting of the claim by completing this process when the monies are actually received.
  • Items paid in full must be accepted.
  • When the amount received for an invoice item is LESS than the requested amount, then the difference can either be written-off or left as an outstanding balance for that invoice item.
  • When the amount received for an invoice item is MORE than the requested amount, a sundry invoice and invoice item are created for the difference in the amounts. Receipt monies are then allocated to this new invoice item.
  • Partial write-offs are not permitted.
  • All items are processed at the same time.
  • Overpayments made in respect of a claim must be taken up with the Medicare. Refund of these monies to the Medicare can be recorded in Bluechip by refunding the amount of the sundry invoice.
  • Manual receipting in a Medicare Online batch class account is only permitted for invoice items that:
  • have not been attached to a claim.
  • have been receipted using the Medicare Online receipting function, and have an amount left owing.
  • Write-off can only occur for invoice items that have not been sent to Medicare or have unpaid amounts after Medicare Online receipting.
  • Receipting can only occur if there are no rejected items to be processed.