Payment for Covered Services. In accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, Payor shall pay Provider for Covered Services provided to a Member by Provider. Payment shall be the lesser of: (a) Provider's Customary Charge, less any applicable Member Expenses; or (b) the Fee Maximum for such MHSA Services, less any applicable Member Expenses. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the obligation for payment for Covered Services provided to a Member, less any applicable Member Expenses, is solely that of Payor. Additionally, UBH may arrange for claims processing services. When UBH is the Payor, UBH shall make obligated claim payments to Provider within 45 days (and shall use best efforts to encourage a third-party Payor to make payments within 45 days), or as otherwise required by law, of the date Payor receives all information necessary to process and pay a clean claim, except for claims for which there is coordination of benefits, Member Expense adjustments, disputes about coverage, systems failure or other such causes. In the event a Member's Benefit Plan provides for a Member Expense whether stated as a flat fee or a percentage, the amount of the Member Expense shall be calculated in accordance with the Member's Benefit Plan or as determined by the Payor. The amount calculated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be deducted from the amount Provider is to be paid for the Covered Services pursuant to this Agreement.
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Samples: Behavioral Health Individual Participating Provider Agreement, Behavioral Health Individual Participating Provider Agreement, Behavioral Health Individual Participating Provider Agreement
Payment for Covered Services. In accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, Payor shall pay Provider for Covered Services provided to a Member by Provider. Payment shall be the lesser of: (a) Provider's Customary Charge, less any applicable Member Expenses; or (b) the Fee Maximum for such MHSA Servicesfee pursuant to the Standard Payment Appendix(ces) attached hereto, less any applicable Member Expensesif any. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the obligation for payment for Covered Services provided to a Member, less any applicable Member Expenses, is solely that of Payor. Additionally, UBH may arrange for claims processing services. When UBH is the Payor, UBH shall make obligated claim payments to Provider within 45 days (and shall use best efforts to encourage a third-party Payor to make payments within 45 days), or as otherwise required by law, of the date Payor receives all information necessary to process and pay a clean claim, except for claims for which there is coordination of benefits, Member Expense adjustments, disputes about coverage, systems failure or other such causes. In the event a Member's Benefit Plan provides for a Member Expense whether stated as a flat fee or a percentage, the amount of the Member Expense shall be calculated in accordance with the Member's Benefit Plan or as determined by the Payor. The amount calculated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be deducted from the amount Provider is to be paid for the Covered Services pursuant to this Agreement.
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Samples: United Behavioral Health