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Before you start

Use this guide when Louisiana Blue is a required Local / Host Plan for your practice or claim-service location. Choose a professional non-participating record application so the payer can establish a claims-processing record without a request to join its network. If registration is incomplete, claims can be delayed. Not sure which plan applies? First identify your required Local / Host Plan. Registration is separate from joining a network.

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Choose the record-only application

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Open the current professional-provider page

Go to Louisiana Blue’s Professional Providers page and open Join Our Networks. Despite its name, this tab also contains the two Professional Non-Participating Record Application links. Opening the tab does not apply for network participation.
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Choose with or without CAQH

Select Applying with CAQH or Applying without CAQH for your situation. Do not choose either Professional CAQH Credentialing Packet link, which is for participation or joining an existing network group.
3

Identify the actual signers

DocuSign first asks for the Authorized Representative and Provider names and emails. Enter the correct people when ready to begin: starting the signing process can send emails to those signers.Your practice coordinates its billing information and clinician records. If you need to establish a new group or associate clinicians and the packet does not explain how, ask Louisiana Blue which record or affiliation request it requires.
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Complete the non-participating checklist

Follow the packet’s record-only checklist and supply the requested documents. Review everything before signing and submitting through DocuSign. Do not sign a network contract as a substitute for non-participating registration.

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Existing records and status questions

For an existing provider record, open Update Your Information on the same page and use the matching professional update link. Examples include adding a location or linking to a new group/clinic. Avoid a duplicate initial application. A DocuSign completion email confirms submission, not active registration. Louisiana Blue asks you to wait 30 days before checking request status at PCDMstatus@lablue.com. Include the provider and practice identifiers, form type, and submission date requested on its page. Ask for confirmation that the record is active; do not wait for a network-participation welcome letter for a record-only request.

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What happens next

Once each required plan confirms registration and the required clinician associations are active, notify Thrizer support and review what happens next. The payer controls registration and claim decisions. Registration does not guarantee reimbursement or recognition of every clinician category. For associate, pre-licensed, or supervised clinicians, ask the payer about recognition and review Thrizer’s supported claim structure.