Resident Independent Bill Reviewer

Effective January 1, 2022, penalty fee, reinstatement term, CE term and certain licensing requirements will be changed and implemented, please refer to  Commissioner’s Memorandum 2021 – 9LIC for more information.

Effective November 15, 2022, new changes and mandatory requirements for individuals and business entities due to the transition to NAIC’s State Based System (SBS), please refer to Commissioner’s Memorandum 2022-10LIC

For more information, refer to the Hawaii Revised Statutes, including: §431:9.

Resident Independent Bill Reviewer – Individual (Initial License)

For initial or if you held a HI resident Independent Bill Reviewer license that was inactive for more than one year.

Before submitting your application via NIPR:

  1. You must hold credentials as a Certified Professional Coder granted by the American Academy of Professional Coders or American Health Information Management
    Association. You must submit your credentials via NIPR’s Attachments Warehouse (within 7 days from the date the online application is submitted).
  2. To obtain fingerprints, schedule an appointment online at https://www.fieldprinthawaii.com. Fees collected by FieldPrint include state and federal submission fees. Effective September 1, 2018, all applicants must enter “HI-DCCA-INS”, the code that identifies the Insurance Division as the intended recipient of your fingerprint result, when scheduling an online appointment with Fieldprint.

 

To apply electronically:

  1. Go to https://nipr.com/ to apply for the license (Use NIPR”s “Apply for a New License” online application)
  2. Submit evidence that you hold credentials as a Certified Professional Coder granted by the American Academy of Professional Coders or American Health Information Management Association. You must submit your credentials via NIPR’s Attachments Warehouse (within 7 days from the date the online application is submitted).

IMPORTANT: The evidence of credential above is required to be attached to the NIPR’s attachment Warehouse within 7 days of submitting the application.   Your application may be considered “rejected” if Licensing Branch does not receive the document(s) within 7 days from the date the application is submitted.  No refund if application is rejected.

Resident Independent Bill Reviewer – Individual (License Renewal & Late Renewal)

LATE RENEWAL: If you held a HI resident Independent Bill Reviewer license that has been inactivated within one year of expiration.

Go to https://nipr.com/ to renew or pay renewal late fee for the license and use NIPR’s “Renew an Existing License” online application.

Resident Independent Bill Reviewer – Individual (License Reinstatement)

REINSTATEMENT If you held a HI resident Independent Bill Reviewer license that has been inactive for more than one year.  You must apply as new applicant.

You will apply as a new applicant for initial application.  Follow the same requirements and instructions in the beginning of the page to apply for the individual (Initial) Independent Bill Reviewer license via https://nipr.com (Use NIPR’s “Apply for a New License” online application).