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Cancellation and rejection codes for Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) 008-01040060



This page provides a list of rejection/cancellation codes for Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP), and advises which codes may be restored. Claims and restorations are processed by EMEP Suitably Skilled Service Officers. List of rejection and cancellation codes

Index

Letter

Reason Code

A-Z

AAC, APT,CFA, CFN, CLR, CSA, DEA, ETI, FRC, HOS, IDP, IMP, INH, LEN, MOE, MOV, NAM, NEN, NEU, NHC, NIA, NMN, OTH, PAC, PEQ, PIN, POB, POI, PRI, RES, VME, WDC, WUK

Cancellation and rejection of EMEP

Reason Code

Details

Rejection or Cancellation reason?

Initiation: Auto or Manual

EMEP Level

Restoration (does not apply to REJ)

AAC

Claim address is not current address

REJ

Auto

Claimant or Customer

No

APT

Already paid twice in the financial year

REJ

Auto

Equipment

No

CLR

Withdrawn/voluntary surrender

CAN or REJ

Manual

Claimant

No

CFA

Consent form unacceptable (EMEP claimed by carer of adult equipment user)

CAN or REJ

Auto or Manual

Equipment

No

CFN

Consent form not provided

CAN or REJ

Auto or Manual

Equipment

No

CSA

Carer/equipment user not at same address

CAN or REJ

Auto or Manual

Claimant

No

DEA

Death

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant or Equipment User

Restore (CAN):

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See, Undoing a death action

ETI

Energy type invalid

Energy type invalid

REJ

Auto

No

FRC

Failed to reply to correspondence

Failed to reply to correspondence

CAN or REJ

Manual

No

Note: if this reason code is used a Decision DOC must be created and must list all documents not provided at the time of the rejection.

HOS

In hospital

In hospital

CAN or REJ

Auto

Restore (CAN)

See Change of circumstances for EMEP

IDP

Claimant is dependent child

Claimant is dependent child

REJ

Auto

Claimant

IMP

Customer in prison

Customer in prison

CAN or REJ

Manual

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

INH

Customer in nursing home

Customer in nursing home

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant or Equipment User

LEN

No liability for energy account

No liability for energy account

CAN or REJ

Auto or Manual

Restore (CAN): Yes

if energy account requirements are met.

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See Eligibility for EMEP

MOE

Moved from claim address, equipment user

CAN

Auto or Manual

Equipment user

EMEP will cancel for reason: ‘MOE – Moved from claim address, equipment user’ due to a change in the equipment user’s circumstances, e.g. such as a change in residential address

CAN

MOV

Moved from claim address, claimant

CAN

Auto or Manual

Claimant

EMEP will cancel for reason: ‘MOV – Moved from claim address, claimant’ due to a change in the claimant’s circumstances, e.g. such as a change in residential address

No

NAM

No acceptable medical evidence

CAN or REJ

Auto

Equipment

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

NEN

No energy account provided

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant

EMEP will cancel for reason: ‘NEN – No Energy Account Provided’ if an energy review is coded as ‘Provided And Not Acceptable’ on the Medical Equipment Energy Proof screen (MEEP)

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

NEU

No eligible equipment user

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant

No

NHC

No concession card entitlement

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant or equipment user

Restore (CAN):

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See Eligibility for EMEP

NIA

Not located in Australia (on date of claim or anniversary date)

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant or claim

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

NMN

No medical evidence

CAN or REJ

Auto

Equipment

EMEP claims may be reassessed where all outstanding requested documents have been provided within 13 weeks of the rejection notice.

No

OTH

Other

CAN

Manual

Claimant

No

PAC

Previously paid at claim address

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant

EMEP will reject for reason: ‘PAC – Previously Paid at claim address’ if the claimant or equipment user was previously paid within the same Financial Year when assessing a claim.

No

PEQ

No confirmation of identity for equipment user

CAN or REJ

Auto

Equipment user

No

PIN

Permanently in an institution

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant or equipment user

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

POB

Proof of birth not provided

CAN or REJ

Auto

Equipment user

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

POI

Identify not confirmed for claimant

REJ

Auto

Claimant

No

PRI

Not residing in private residence

REJ

Auto

Claimant or equipment user

No

RES

Customer in respite care

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant or equipment user

Restore (CAN): This image could not be displayed.

See Change of circumstances for EMEP

VME

No valid medical equipment

CAN or REJ

Auto

Claimant, equipment user or equipment

EMEP claims may be reassessed where all outstanding requested documents have been provided within 13 weeks of the rejection notice.

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

WDC

Consent withdrawn (by equipment user where EMEP claimed by carer of adult equipment user)

CAN

Auto

Equipment user

Restore (CAN):

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See Change of circumstances for EMEP

WUK

Whereabouts unknown

CAN

Manual

Claimant

Restore (CAN): If still at same residence EMEP was claimed for.

For new residence, see Change of circumstances for EMEP