Court Clarifies Date Vital to Providers' Billing Disputes

By John P. Kamin, Legal Editorjohnkamin@workcompcentral.comThe Commonwealth Court recently granted published status to an opinion clarifying which date signifies the start of a statute of limitations for a provider to challenge an insurer's bill payment.The "original billing date of treatment" is the actual date on the frequently-used UB92 hospital claim form, according to the Commonwealth Court's decision in Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. BWC, No. 1132 C.D. 2008, 10/2/09, published/reported. According to the opinion, this is the first time that the court had considered and de...