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Authorizations & Appeals

Authorizations &

Appeals

To request an authorization (coverage determination) for services (medical or I/DD Waiver), contact your patient’s Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) or call our Utilization Management department at 1-855-769-2508.

Authorization Requests

To request an authorization (coverage determination) for services (medical or I/DD Waiver), contact your patient’s Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) or call our Utilization Management department at 1-855-769-2508.

You may fax a prior authorization request form and clinical documentation to our Utilization Management department at 1-855-769-2509.

For NEW Inpatient Admissions, you may also submit a prior authorization request directly through our Utilization Management Provider Portal. Note this is not applicable to previous or existing authorizations. Visit the Utilization Management Provider Portal page to learn more and to register to utilize this portal. 

Mail us an authorization request for services (medical or I/DD Waiver) at:

Partners Health Plan Utilization Management Department
Utilization Management
4700 MacCorkle Ave SE, Ste 104
Charleston, WV 25304-1922
Phone: 855-769-2508
Fax: 855-769-2509



To request a coverage determination for any prescription drugs, you should submit a Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Determination request form for your patient.


Appeals

To file an appeal for services (medical or I/DD Waiver), you can:

Call our appeals department at 1-855-769-2508; OR

Fax your appeal to us.  Our fax number is 1-855-769-2509; OR

Write your appeal and mail it to us at:

PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan
Appeals Department
4700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Ste 104
Charleston, WV 25304-1922

To file an appeal related to prescription drugs, you can submit a Request for Redetermination of Medicare Prescription Drug Denial on behalf of your patient, fax your appeal to us:

Appeal Requests

  • Phone: 1-888-648-6759
  • Fax: 1-858-790-6060
Mail your coverage redetermination to us at:
PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan Coverage Redeterminations
10181 Scripps Gateway Court, Ste. 123
San Diego, CA 92131

Grievances

Call Provider Services at 1-855-747-5483
or TTY/TDD: 711

Write your grievance and mail it to us at:

Effective 6/30/23 - Please mail your grievance to:
Partners Health Plan
P.O. Box 240356
Apple Valley, MN 55124

Most grievances are answered in 30 calendar days. If possible, we will answer you right away. If you call us with a grievance, we may be able to give you an answer on the same phone call.

If you need a response faster because of the health of your patient, we will give you an answer within 48 hours after we get all necessary information (but no more than 7 calendar days from the receipt of your grievance).

Authorization Request Forms & Submission Instructions

  • Prior Authorization Requests

    Send completed form and supplemental clinical to Health Smart fax number 855-769-2509 Incomplete forms or lack of supplemental clinicals can result in the delay of case set up and processing.

    Prior Authorization Request Form

  • Part D Coverage Determination Requests

    • Phone: 1-888-648-6759
    • Fax: 1-858-790-7100
    • Mail your coverage determination to us at:
    PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan Coverage Determinations
    10181 Scripps Gateway Court, Ste. 123
    San Diego, CA 92131

    Coverage Determination Request Form

  • Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Requests

    To request a GCM please complete the Continuous Glucose Monitor Request form for your patient and fax the form and clinical documentation to (646) 948-1027.

    Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Request Form

  • DME Prior Authorization Requests

    Please contact 646-455-1594 for DME related questions. Send completed form and supplemental clinical to fax number 646-948-1027 Incomplete forms or lack of supplemental clinicals can result in the delay of case set up and processing.

    DME Prior Authorization Request Form

Utilization Management Provider Portal

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Authorization Requirements

View Requirements

Appointment of Representative Form

View / Complete Form

Waiver of Liability Form

View / Complete Form

Need Provider Assistance?

The Partners Health Plan Network Development and Provider Relations team is here to assist you with your billing, claims, authorization, education, and any other general inquiry. Use the Contact Us button below to complete a Provider Ticket Submission Form.

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Help Center

Help Center

Partners Health Plan

The following list provides contact information for helpful resources for PHP FIDA-IDD Plan Participants. 

  • Care Management Leadership

    Contact Information by region for Care Management Directors, Regional Directors and Clinical Team Leaders.

    Care Management Leadership Contacts

  • Participant Services

    Partners Health Plan

    1-855-747-5483 or TTY/TDD: 711

  • Participant Ombudsman

    Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN)

    ICANNY.ORG

    Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
    1-844-614-8800

    (a free interpreter is available).
    TTY: 7-1-1

  • NY Relay

    24 hours per day, 365 days per year

    7-1-1 ; 1-800-662-1220
    (for out of state)

  • Nurse Advice Line

    24 hours per day, 365 days per year

    Call 1-855-769-2507

  • Telemedicine – Urgent Care

    24 hours per day, 365 days per year

    Use the StationMD mobile application or call 1-877-782-8637

  • Pharmacy Participant Services (MedImpact)

    1-888-648-6759

  • Transportation (Ride Health)

    Book a Trip with Ride Health 1-844-982-3194

  • Vision Services (NVA)

    1-877-865-7925

  • Dental Services (BeneCare)

    1-800-903-3335

  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

    Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • Grievances & Appeals

    8:00 am - 8:00 pm - seven days a week

    1-855-747-5483 or TTY/TDD: 711

  • Fraud, Abuse and Compliance Hotline

    PHONE: 1.855.252.7606

    ONLINE: Compliance Resource Center
    Note: Enter "Partners Health Plan" in Organization Name field when filing a report online.

  • Medicare

    24 hours per days, 365 days per year

    MEDICARE.GOV

    1-800-MEDICARE or
    1-800-633-4227
    TTY: 1-877-486-2048

  • NY Health Insurance Information

    Counseling, and Assistance Program (HIICAP)

    AGING.NY.GOV

    1-800-701-0501

  • NY Quality Improvement Organization (Livanta)

    M-F 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

    LIVANTAQIO.COM/EN

    1-866-815-5540
    TTY: 1-866-868-2289

  • Social Security

    M-F 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

    SSA.GOV

    1-800-772-1213

  • New York Medicaid Choice

    M-F 8:30 am – 8:00 pm | Sat 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

    NYMEDICAIDCHOICE.COM

    1-844-343-2433
    TTY: 1-888-329-1541

How can we assist you?

Contact Partners Health Plan for current member assistance, to learn more about becomming a PHP member, or for general quesitons and inquiries.

Contact Us

Filing a Grievance or Appeal

Member Resources & Support

Filing a Grievance, Appeal, or Complaint

Partners Health Plan members has the right to share their voice about their health care experience — whether it’s about Partners Health Plan, a health service, or a provider. 

Are you looking for other ways to share your thoughts and experiences with Partners Health Plan? Learn More about Member Feedback Opportunities, including facilitated open forums for PHP members and families to provide input directly with our leadership.

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Grievances

A grievance is an expression of dissatisfaction with any aspect of the operations, activities, or behavior of a plan or its delegated entity in the provision of health care or prescription drug services or benefits, regardless of whether remedial action is requested.

Grievances about quality – You are unhappy with the quality of care, such as the care you received in the hospital.

Grievances about privacy – You think that someone did not respect your right to privacy, or shared information about you that is confidential.

Grievances about poor customer service – A health care provider or staff was rude or disrespectful to you.

Grievances about physical accessibility – You cannot physically access the health care services and facilities in a provider’s office.

Grievances about waiting times – You are having trouble getting an appointment, or waiting too long to get it.

Grievances about cleanliness – You think the clinic, hospital or provider’s office is not clean.

Grievances about communications from us – You think the written information we sent you is too difficult to understand.

File a Grievance

  • Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

  • Call Participant Services at 1-855-747-5483 or TTY/TDD: 711

  • Write your grievance and mail it to us at:

    Effective 6/30/23 - Please mail grievances to:
    Partners Health Plan
    P.O. Box 240356
    Apple Valley, MN 55124

You can also send your grievance (complaint) to Medicare.

Medicare takes your complaints seriously and will use this information to help improve the quality of the Medicare program. If you have any other feedback or concerns, or if you feel the plan is not addressing your problem, please call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY/TDD users can call 1-877-486-2048. The call is free.  Your grievance will be sent to the Medicare and Medicaid team overseeing the PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan. 

Time Period for Grievance Filing: 

  • Standard grievance notifications will be delivered no later than 30 days from receipt (plus a 14-day extension, if applicable). 
  • Expedited grievance notifications will be resolved within 24 hours. 
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Coverage Determinations &Appeals

The process for asking for coverage determinations and making appeals deals with problems related to your benefits and coverage. It also includes problems with payment. 

What is a coverage determination?

A coverage determination is an initial decision your Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan, or an authorized specialist makes about your benefits and coverage or about the amount PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan will pay for your medical services, items, or drugs. Your IDT, PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan, or your authorized specialist is making a coverage determination whenever it decides what is covered for you and how much PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan will pay. Authorized specialists include dentists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and audiologists. 

The PHP enrollee, enrollee’s representative, or the provider on behalf of the enrollee, has the right to request a pre-service organization determination (prior authorization). 

Coverage Determination Time Period 

  • Members who contact the call center requesting coverage determination (including exceptions requests) will receive the following turnaround: 
  • 24 hours for expedited grievances 
  • 72 hours for standard requests 

 

What is an appeal?

An appeal is a formal way of asking us to review a decision made by your IDT, PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan, or authorized specialist and change it if you think a mistake was made. For example, your IDT, PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan, or authorized specialist might decide that a service, item, or drug that you want is not covered. If you or your provider disagree with that decision, you can appeal. 

Note: You are a member of your IDT. You can appeal even if you participated in the discussions that led to the coverage determination that you wish to appeal.

Who can I call for help asking for coverage determinations or making an appeal?

You can ask any of these people for help:

  • You can call us at Participant Services at 1-855-747-5483 or TTY/TDD: 711.
  • You can call your Clinical Team Leader. Their phone number is on the front of your ID Card.
  • The State of New York has created a Participant Ombudsman Program called the Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN) to provide Participants free, confidential assistance on any services offered by PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan.  The Participant Ombudsman may be reached toll-free at 1-844-614-8800 (TTY users call 711) or online at icannys.org.
  • Call the Health Insurance Information, Counseling, and Assistance Program (HIICAP) for free help. The HIICAP is an independent organization. It is not connected with this plan. The phone number is 1-800-701-0501.
  • Talk to your provider. Your provider can ask for a coverage determination or appeal on your behalf.
  • Talk to a friend or family member and ask him or her to act for you. You can name another person to act for you as your “representative” to ask for a coverage determination or make an appeal.

Please go to Chapter 9 of your Participant Hand book found in your 2022 Member Materials, or call Participant Services at 1-855-747-5483 or TTY/TDD: 711 for more information on appeals.  If you would like to learn the number of grievances, appeals and exceptions that have been filed with PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan, please call Participant Services at 1-855-747-5483 or TTY/TDD: 711.

 

How can we assist you?

Contact Partners Health Plan for current member assistance, to learn more about becoming a PHP member, or for general questions and inquiries.

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Self Direction

Plan Benefits

Self Direction

PHP's self-directed services puts you in control of living your best life.

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“Self-direction has given me more freedom and flexibility to do what I want in the community. I wouldn’t have accomplished my childhood dreams if it weren’t for self-direction. ”

Jess, PHP Member

Design the supports that are best for you to reach your goals. You decide the type of services you need and the best schedule of care for you. 

With the help of your Clinical Team Leader and your Circle of Support, you...

…choose the services and supports that best fit your needs.

…choose the staff that will provide the supports you want.

…hire, train, and supervise your staff to fit your personal needs.

Self-Direction gives you the chance to personalize your own supports and puts YOU in control.

Self-Direction is all about YOU!

You will be in control of choosing some or all of the supports that you would like to Self-Direct. These Self-Directed supports will help you:

  • Live in the home & community that you choose.
  • Participate in activities you enjoy, such as work or being a volunteer.
  • Live the life you choose.

Your Care Coordination Team can help you to learn about what services are available to you and which of them best fit your needs.

 

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How Do I Get Started?

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Getting started with Self-Direction is easy!

You will work with your Clinical Team Leader and your Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to help choose the services and supports that are most important to you and then a budget will be created.

The IDT is a group of people who support you and who are also chosen by you.

Your IDT Team could include your family and close friends, your Clinical Team Leader, a Support Broker, Staff Members who you trust and know you well.

Before getting started, take time to think about which services and supports would best fit your needs at home and in the community and how Self-Direction can be most helpful to you.

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What is a Support Broker?

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With Self-Directed Services, you are in control

With Self-Directed Services, you are in control of choosing the services that best fit your personal needs.

You also have the option of controlling the budget and how the funds are spent.

A Support Broker can help assist you to create a Self-Direction Budget depending on the services and supports that best fit your needs.

Your Support Broker can also set a plan to help you to work towards personal goals and outcomes you want to achieve in life.

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How do I know if Self-Direction is right for me?

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You can choose Self-Direction with Partners Health Plan (PHP) if:

  • you are enrolled in PHP’s plan
  • eligible for Office for People With Developmental Disabilities services (OPWDD)
  • enrolled in the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver.

Self-Direction may be the right choice for you if:

  • You want the flexibility in the services, supports, and schedule that you choose.
  • You are ready to control which services and supports best fit your needs on your own or with help.
  • You would like to take more responsibility in hiring, training, and scheduling your staff to meet your personal needs.

If you enroll in Self-Directed services and you feel it’s not a right fit for you, you can always go back to a more traditional model of support.  Contact your Care Manager to learn more about Self Direction or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


Not a member? If you have questions or would like to learn more about the PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD (Medicare – Medicaid Plan) plan and if its right for you, use the form below, connect with our outreach team, or call 855-747-5483 and TTY users call 711, 8 AM to 8 PM, seven days a week. The call is free.

For more information about enrolling in the
PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan:

Contact us!

Complete the form below to connect with a Partners Health Plan Outreach Associate to learn more about PHP FIDA-IDD Plan benefits and enrollment procedures or to request informational materials. 


Connect with our outreach team!

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You can reach out to one of our NYS licensed Outreach Associates to schedule a one on one education session at your convenience.

Meet the PHP Outreach Team

Are you ready to enroll in PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan?

To enroll, visit or call NY Medicaid Choice at 1-844-343-2433 (TTY: 1-888-329-1541), Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

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