Re: What is the typical cost of NTI?
From: Alexander Vasserman DDS (purple543210_at_yahoo.ca)
Date: 12/31/04
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Date: 30 Dec 2004 22:23:30 -0800
This fee splitting law is very confusing.
Does accepting visa mastercard and paying a percentage of that fee to
visa mastercard constitute fee splitting????
What about 3rd party financing such as DFP or care credit that take a
bigger chunk based on percentage?
There is no clear line and if things hit the fan you are at the
governments' mercy.
Ethicaly speaking it is not a concern but legally it is.
Bill wrote:
> Tim Dixon wrote:
> "Im not trying to sell her product but I have attended her lectures
and
> her
> software is absolutely amazing for NTI billing. In fact I am thinking
> of
> launching a billing service for NTI providers next year that don't
want
> to
> invest in the software and needed training for their staff and handle
> their
> billing for them, which would likely be based on some unknown
> percentage."
>
>
> Sounds like a good idea and a good service!
>
> However, it would be wise for any California dentist to check the
> current laws on paying for a service on a percentage basis. It is
> entirely legal for a dentist to pay a flat fee, or a variable fee
based
> on your time or effort. However, the "percentage" charge runs afoul
of
> the California dental laws' prohibition against "fee-splitting" by a
> dentist. A dentist cannot pay a fee for a service based on a
percentage
> ( a "split") of the fee charged to the patient.
>
> I'm not sure if any recent revisions to the California law have
changed
> this provision. Just to be safe, it would be a good idea to charge a
> flat fee per insurance submission, or a fee based upon your time and
> effort (for those cases that take extra work). That would keep the
> dentist out of any potential trouble.
>
> It sounds like this proposed service could be of value to thousands
of
> dentists around the country. Is there any way to research whether it
> has enough appeal to gain critical mass?
>
> Best regards,
> - dentaldoc
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