C.R.S.
Section 25.5-4-420
Providers to obtain unique NPI
- service site
- provider type
- definitions
(1)
As used in this section:(a)
“Health care clearinghouse” has the same meaning as set forth in 45 CFR 160.103.(b)
“NPI” or “national provider identifier” means the standard, unique health identifier for health-care providers that is issued by the national provider system in accordance with 45 CFR part 162.(c)
“Off-campus location” means a facility:(I)
Whose operations are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, in whole or in part, or affiliated with a hospital, regardless of whether the operations are under the same governing body as the hospital;(II)
That is located more than two hundred fifty yards from the hospital’s main campus;(III)
That provides services that are organizationally and functionally integrated with the hospital; and(IV)
That is an outpatient facility providing preventive, diagnostic, treatment, or emergency services.(d)
“Organization health-care provider” means a provider that is not an individual and includes a hospital.(e)
“Subpart” has the same meaning as that term is used in 45 CFR part 162 and means a component or separate physical location of an organization health-care provider that may be separately licensed or certified by the state.(2)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Each organization health-care provider and each subpart that is required or eligible to obtain an NPI pursuant to 45 CFR 162.410 must apply for, obtain, and use, on all claims for payment for medical care, services, or goods authorized under this article 4 and articles 5 and 6 of this title 25.5, a unique NPI for each site at which the organization health-care provider or its subparts deliver medical care, services, or goods.(b)
Each organization health-care provider and each subpart that is required or eligible to obtain an NPI pursuant to 45 CFR 162.410 must apply for, obtain, and use, on all claims for payment for medical care, services, or goods authorized under this article 4 and articles 5 and 6 of this title 25.5, a unique NPI for each provider type, as specified by the state department, under which the organization health-care provider or its subparts deliver medical care, services, or goods.(c)
An organization health-care provider or subpart submitting a claim for payment for medical care, services, or goods rendered under this article 4 or article 5 or 6 of this title 25.5 shall include on the claim the unique NPI that identifies both the site where the medical care, services, or goods were provided and the provider type, as specified by the state department, regardless of whether the claim is filed or submitted by or through a central office of the organization health-care provider or a health care clearinghouse.(3)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
For an organization health-care provider that is a licensed or certified hospital contracting for services under this article 4 and articles 5 and 6 of this title 25.5, the hospital shall obtain and use a unique, separate, and distinct NPI for:(I)
Its main campus;(II)
Each off-campus location of the hospital; and(III)
Each provider type, if specified by the state department, when the hospital delivers medical care, services, or goods at either the hospital’s main campus or at an off-campus location.(b)
A hospital submitting a claim for payment for medical care, services, or goods rendered under this article 4 or article 5 or 6 of this title 25.5 shall include on the claim the unique NPI that identifies both the site where the medical care, services, or goods were provided and the provider type, as specified by the state department, regardless of whether the claim is filed or submitted by or through a central office of the hospital or a health care clearinghouse.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Starting January 1, 2020, an organization health-care provider applying to enroll as a new provider under this article 4 and articles 5 and 6 of this title 25.5 shall demonstrate that it has obtained one or more NPIs as required by this section, and upon enrollment, shall use its unique NPI on every claim for payment in the manner required by this section.(b)
Starting January 1, 2021, an organization health-care provider enrolled and applying for revalidation as a provider under this article 4 and articles 5 and 6 of this title 25.5 shall demonstrate that it has obtained one or more NPIs as required by this section as a condition of receiving revalidation, and upon receiving revalidation as a provider, shall use its unique NPI on every claim for payment in the manner required by this section.
Source:
Section 25.5-4-420 — Providers to obtain unique NPI - service site - provider type - definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.5.pdf
(accessed Oct. 20, 2023).