Click the check box next to each credential held by the employee, enter the ID number of each in the Credential ID field, and specify an expiration date in the corresponding Credential Expiration Date field. To assign a credential to a staff member and not have it be used as a billing procedure requirement, click the corresponding Not valid for billing check box as well.
The list of credentials shown in the "Credential Name" column is customizable and can be used in association with billing rules for those agencies using the AWARDS BillingBuilder. For more information altering the default credentials list, please contact your Foothold client services representative. For more information on billing rules, click here.
The "Credential ID" is associated with the professional organization that sets the standards for the particular credential.
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Degrees (Degree / Year / School)
In one or both sets of these fields, type the degree(s) held by the employee, the year the degree was received (using yyyy format), and the school from which it was received.
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In this field, type the highest grade level completed by the employee (in number format).
This field is required. If any credentials information is entered, this field must be filled in.
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Click the check box next to each language spoken by the employee. If a needed language is not listed, check "Other" and type the name of the language in the corresponding field.
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In this field, type or make changes to the code for the type of license number entered in the Professional License Number field.
Code: 42 = Nurse, 45 = Certified Social Worker, 77 = Clinical Psychologist
This information is not used in billing claim files.
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In this field, type or make changes to the employee's Medicaid Provider ID, if applicable.
This information is not used in billing claim files.
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In this field, type or make changes to the employee's Medicare Provider ID, if applicable.
This information is not used in billing claim files.
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National Provider Identifier / NPI not valid for the following payers
In the National Provider Identifier field, type or make changes to the employee's national provider identifier, if applicable.
This information is used in billing claim files. AWARDS will use the NPI of the staff member for all progress notes written by the staff member that generate an invoice.
If an NPI is identified the page is automatically refreshed to display a set of NPI not valid for the following payers check boxes with an option for each configured payer. By default, the employee's NPI will be applicable to all payers. If the NPI is NOT in fact applicable to all payers, click the check box next to the relevant payer(s). Any invoices generated from notes written by this employee will not use his/her NPI for the payer(s) specified here.
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In this field, type or make changes to the employee's professional license number, if applicable.
This information is not used in billing claim files.
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Rendering Provider Secondary ID
Only available after a value has been entered for National Provider Identifier. In this field, type or make changes to the employee's rendering provider secondary ID, if applicable.
This information is used in billing the HCFA-1500 form if the employee's associated National Provider Identifier is used as the rendering NPI on the invoice line when an invoice batch is generated. Additionally, the rendering Provider Secondary ID is only reported in the HCFA-1500 claim form (box 24J - shaded area) if the Configure Payers option Send Rendering Provider Secondary ID in HCFA-1500 is checked off.
This information is also used in billing both the 837P and 837I claim files if the employee's associated National Provider Identifier is used as the rendering NPI on the invoice line when an invoice batch is generated. Additionally, the Rendering/Attending Provider Secondary ID and ID Qualifier are only reported in the 837 claim file's "REF" segment within the 2310B loop (837P) and the 2310A loop (837I), if the Configure Payers option Send Rendering/Attending Provider Secondary ID in 837 is checked off.
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Taxonomy Code
In this field, type or make changes to the employee's taxonomy code information, if applicable.
This information is used in billing claim files if the employee's associated National Provider Identifier is used as the rendering/attending NPI on the invoice line when an invoice batch is generated. Additionally, the taxonomy code is only reported in the 837 claim file if the Configure Payers Send Rendering/Attending Provider Taxonomy Code in 837 option is checked off.
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