Directory and Use of Names. (a) Blue Shield shall develop a directory of Primary Care Physicians and certain specialists and other healthcare providers participating in Blue Shield which shall be distributed to Members. Blue Shield may provide a draft of such directory to Group and Group may, within five (5) working days thereafter, submit to Blue Shield, any additions, deletions, or modifications to be included in the directory. Group, on behalf of itself and each of its Group Providers, agrees that the following information may be included in Blue Shield’s marketing materials, Blue Shield publications provided to present or potential Members and subscriber groups, and in other written or electronic information sources provided to present or potential Members and subscriber groups: (i) Group’s name, address, phone number; (ii) the names, addresses, phone numbers, areas of practice of its Group Providers (and other provider specific information); and, (iii) such other types of information regarding Group and Group Providers which are reasonable to include in directories, marketing materials, or publications. Group and Group Providers agree that in the event this Agreement is terminated, or the listing information is or becomes incorrect or incomplete, Blue Shield will have no obligation to correct, delete, or update such listing information until such time as Blue Shield, in its sole discretion, issues a new directory, marketing material, or Blue Shield publication.
Directory and Use of Names. Blue Shield maintains a directory of healthcare providers participating in Blue Shield which may be distributed and/or made available to Members. Provider agrees that the following information may be included in Blue Shield’s marketing materials, Blue Shield publications provided to current or potential Members and subscriber groups, and in other written or electronic information sources: (a) Provider’s name, practice location or locations, and contact information, including open and closed panel status for PCPs; (b) type of practitioner; (c) National Provider Identifier number; (d) California license number and type of license; (e) area of specialty, including board certification, if any; (f) Provider’s office email address, if available; (g) For physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists, the admitting privileges, if any, at hospitals contracted with the insurer; and (h) such other types of information regarding Provider that are reasonable to include in directories, marketing materials, or publications. Blue Shield shall maintain said directory pursuant to state and federal law, including, but not limited to, Health & Safety Code 1367.27. Provider may identify himself/herself/itself as a participating/contracting provider with Blue Shield in all Benefit Programs and Tiered/Narrow Products in which he/she/it participates.
Directory and Use of Names. Blue Shield maintains a directory of healthcare providers participating in Blue Shield which may be distributed and/or made available to Members. Provider agrees that the following information may be included in Blue Shield’s marketing materials, Blue Shield publications provided to current or potential Members and subscriber groups, and in other written or electronic information sources: (a) Provider’s name, practice location or locations, and contact information, including open and closed panel status for PCPs; (b) type of practitioner; (c) National Provider Identifier number; (d) California license number and type of license; (e) area of specialty, including board certification, if any; (f) Provider’s office email address, if available; (g) For physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists, the admitting privileges, if any, at hospitals contracted with the insurer; and (h) such other types of information regarding Provider that are reasonable to include in directories, marketing materials, or publications. Blue Shield shall maintain said directory pursuant to state and federal law, including, but not limited to, Health & Safety Code 1367.27. Blue Shield may engage a vendor or vendors that performs some or most of Blue Shield’s provider directory maintenance tasks of behalf of Blue Shield (“Directory Vendor”). Blue Shield shall identify the Directory Vendor to Provider and, throughout the term of this Agreement, Provider shall maintain a participation agreement with such Directory Vendor to facilitate exchange of directory data about Provider. With respect to provisions of this Agreement pertaining to Blue Shield’s provider directory, Provider shall be equally obligated to respond and otherwise cooperate with either Directory Vendor or Blue Shield itself, as Blue Shield directs. Provider may identify himself/herself/itself as a participating/contracting provider with Blue Shield in all Benefit Programs and Tiered/Narrow Products in which he/she/it participates.
Directory and Use of Names. Blue Shield from time to time may develop a directory of healthcare providers participating in Blue Shield which may be distributed and/or made available to Members. Provider agrees that the following information may be included in Blue Shield’s marketing materials, Blue Shield publications provided to current or potential Members and subscriber groups, and in other written or electronic information sources: (a) Provider’s name, address, phone number; and, (b) such other types of information regarding Providers which are reasonable to include in directories, marketing materials, or publications. Provider agrees that in the event this Agreement is terminated, or the listing information is or becomes incorrect or incomplete, Blue Shield will have no obligation to correct, delete, or update such listing information until such time as Blue Shield, in its sole discretion and in compliance with the Xxxx-Xxxxx Act, issues a new directory, marketing materials, or Blue Shield publication. Provider may identify himself/herself/itself as a participating/contracting provider with Blue Shield in all Benefit Programs and Tiered/Narrow Products in which he/she/it participates.
Directory and Use of Names. Each Health Plan maintains a directory of Health Plan Providers participating in Health Plan that is made available to Members. Provider agrees that the following information may be included in Health Plan’s marketing materials, Health Plan publications provided to current or potential Members and subscriber groups, and in other written or electronic information sources: (a) Provider’s name, practice location or locations, and contact information, including open and closed panel status for PCPs; (b) type of practitioner; (c) National Provider Identifier number; (d) California license number and type of license; (e) area of specialty, including board certification, if any; (f) Provider’s office email address, if available; (g) For physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists, the admitting privileges, if any, at hospitals contracted with the insurer; and (h) such other types of information regarding Provider that are reasonable to include in directories, marketing materials, or publications. The Plans shall maintain said directory pursuant to state and federal law, including, but not limited to, Section 116 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Health and Safety Code 1367.27 and 42 C.F.R. Section 438.10. Health Plan may engage a vendor or vendors that performs some or most of Health Plan’s provider directory maintenance tasks of behalf of Health Plan (“Directory Vendor”). Health Plan shall identify any such Directory Vendor to Provider and, throughout the term of this Agreement, Provider shall maintain a participation agreement with such Directory Vendor to facilitate exchange of directory data about Provider. With respect to provisions of this Agreement pertaining to Health Plan’s provider directory, Provider shall be equally obligated to respond and otherwise cooperate with either Directory Vendor or Health Plan itself, as Health Plan directs. Provider may identify himself/herself/itself as a participating/contracting provider with Health Plan in all Benefit Programs and Tiered/Narrow Products in which he/she/it participates.
