IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS
There Are Two Kinds of Appeals You Can Request
Expedited (72 hours) - You can request an expedited (fast) appeal if you or your doctor believe that your health could be seriously harmed by waiting up to 7 days for a decision. If your request to expedite is granted, we must give you a decision no later than 72 hours after we get your appeal.
• If the doctor who prescribed the drug(s) asks for an expedited appeal for you, or supports you in asking for one, and the doctor indicates that waiting for 7 days could seriously harm your health, we will automatically expedite your appeal.
• If you ask for an expedited appeal without support from a doctor, we will decide if your health requires an expedited appeal. If we do not give you an expedited appeal, we will decide your appeal within 7 days.
• Your appeal will not be expedited if you’ve already received the drug you are appealing.
Standard (7 days) - You can request a standard appeal. We must give you a decision no later than 7 days after we get your appeal.
What Do I Include with My Appeal Request?
You should include your name, address, Member ID number, the reasons for appealing, and any evidence you wish to attach. If your appeal relates to a decision by us to deny a drug that is not on our formulary, your prescribing physician must indicate that all the drugs on any tier of our formulary would not be as effective to treat your condition as the requested off-formulary drug or would harm your health.
How Do I Request an Appeal?
For an Expedited Appeal: You or your appointed representative should contact us by telephone or fax at the numbers below:
Phone: (800) 536-6167
Fax: (800) 535-4047
For a Standard Appeal: You or your appointed representative should mail or deliver your written appeal request to the address(es) below:
MAXIMUS
50 Square Drive
Victor, New York 14564
585-424-5300 (main)
585-424-5301 (fax)
There Are Two Kinds of Appeals You Can Request
Expedited (72 hours) - You can request an expedited (fast) appeal if you or your doctor believe that your health could be seriously harmed by waiting up to 7 days for a decision. If your request to expedite is granted, we must give you a decision no later than 72 hours after we get your appeal.
• If the doctor who prescribed the drug(s) asks for an expedited appeal for you, or supports you in asking for one, and the doctor indicates that waiting for 7 days could seriously harm your health, we will automatically expedite your appeal.
• If you ask for an expedited appeal without support from a doctor, we will decide if your health requires an expedited appeal. If we do not give you an expedited appeal, we will decide your appeal within 7 days.
• Your appeal will not be expedited if you’ve already received the drug you are appealing.
Standard (7 days) - You can request a standard appeal. We must give you a decision no later than 7 days after we get your appeal.
What Do I Include with My Appeal Request?
You should include your name, address, Member ID number, the reasons for appealing, and any evidence you wish to attach. If your appeal relates to a decision by us to deny a drug that is not on our formulary, your prescribing physician must indicate that all the drugs on any tier of our formulary would not be as effective to treat your condition as the requested off-formulary drug or would harm your health.
How Do I Request an Appeal?
For an Expedited Appeal: You or your appointed representative should contact us by telephone or fax at the numbers below:
Phone: (800) 536-6167
Fax: (800) 535-4047
For a Standard Appeal: You or your appointed representative should mail or deliver your written appeal request to the address(es) below:
MAXIMUS
50 Square Drive
Victor, New York 14564
585-424-5300 (main)
585-424-5301 (fax)
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