ST. LUKE'S HEALTH PLAN NOTICE

Member Rights & Responsibilities.

Everything you need to know.

Member rights.
As a member of the Plan, you have the right to:

  • Receive information about your coverage and your rights and responsibilities.

  • Receive, upon request, information about the plan, including covered services, coverage rules, participating providers and pharmacies, provider qualifications, and other information needed to make informed health care decisions.

  • Receive courteous service and respect for your dignity, values, and cultural sensitivities,
and protection of your privacy from St. Luke’s Health Plan.

  • Receive courteous service and respect from St. Luke’s Health Plan’s network providers.

  • Receive the reasons why St. Luke’s Health Plan denied a request for treatment 
or health care service, and the rules used to reach those results.

  • Receive, upon request, details on the rules used by St. Luke’s Health Plan to 
decide whether a procedure, treatment, site, equipment, drug, or device needs prior approval.

  • Receive, upon request, a copy of St. Luke’s Health Plan list of covered prescription drugs. You can also request updates about when a drug may become covered.

  • Receive information in a manner that is accessible and appropriate to your needs, including interpreter services, auxiliary aids, and information in alternative formats when available and required by law.

  • Receive clear and correct facts to help you make your own health care choices.

  • Play an active part in your health care and discuss treatment options with your doctor without regard to cost or benefit coverage.

  • Be informed by your provider about your health so you may make thoughtful decisions before you receive treatment.

  • Participate with practitioners in making decisions about your health care.

  • Be informed of all treatment options available for your condition, including the risks and benefits of those options, regardless of whether the treatment is covered by the Plan.

  • Accept or refuse recommended treatment and be informed of the potential consequences of that decision.

  • Make advance directives and provide instructions regarding your health care should you become unable to make decisions for yourself.

  • Have reasonable access to appropriate medical services regardless of your race, religion, nationality, disability, sex, or sexual orientation, and 24- hour access to urgent and emergency care.

  • Receive covered services and prescription drugs within a reasonable timeframe consistent with your medical needs.

  • Have all claims paid accurately and in a timely manner.

  • Expect that St. Luke’s Health Plan will take measures to keep your health information private and protect your health care records.

  • Review, obtain copies of, and request amendments to your health information as permitted by applicable law.

  • Voice complaints and file grievances, expect a fair and quick appeals process for addressing any concerns you may have with St. Luke’s Health Plan.

  • Make recommendations regarding St. Luke’s Health Plan’s member rights and responsibilities policies.

  • Receive information regarding your rights to voluntarily disenroll from the Plan, request a special enrollment period when eligible, and obtain information about other coverage options available to you.

  • Receive notice when the Plan intends to terminate your coverage or disenroll you, including information regarding your appeal rights, if applicable.

Your responsibilities.
As a Plan member, you have the responsibility to:

  • Read all plan materials carefully as soon as you enroll and ask questions when necessary.

  • Contact St. Luke’s Health Plan whenever you have a question or if St. Luke’s Health Plan material or correspondence is unclear.

  • Use St. Luke’s Health Plan providers when available, carry your ID Card, and pay copay/coinsurance, premiums, and other applicable member cost-sharing amounts when due.

  • Follow the course of treatment prescribed by your provider. If you choose not to comply, advise your provider.

  • Provide St. Luke’s Health Plan and your doctors with complete information about your illness, accident, or health care issues, which may be needed to provide care.

  • Ask questions and make sure you understand the explanation and instructions you are given.

  • Understand your health problems and participate in developing mutually agreed upon treatment goals to the degree possible.

  • Make appointments for non-emergency medical care. Keep scheduled appointments or give adequate notice of cancellation.

  • Play an active part in your health care.

  • Inform St. Luke’s Health Plan if you have other health insurance or prescription drug coverage.

  • Present your Plan identification card whenever you receive health care services or prescription drugs.

  • Notify St. Luke’s Health Plan of changes to your address, telephone number, or other contact information.

  • Be polite to network providers, their staff, and St. Luke’s Health Plan employees.

  • Comply with the rules outlined in your member material.

  • Notify the Plan promptly of circumstances that may affect your eligibility or enrollment status, including a permanent move outside the Plan's service area or loss of eligibility for coverage.

  • Review enrollment and coverage information provided by the Plan and report any errors or discrepancies as soon as possible.

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