Nonresident 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.

Nonresident Independent Bill Reviewer – Individual (Initial License)

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

Before submitting your application:

You must hold credentials as a Certified Professional Coder granted by the American Academy of Professional Coders or American Health Information Management Association.

To apply electronically: (Use NIPR’s “Apply for a New License” online application)

  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.

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

LATE RENEWAL: If you held a HI nonresident 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.

Nonresident Independent Bill Reviewer – Individual (License Reinstatement)

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

You will apply as a new applicant for initial application.  Follow the same instructions and requirements in the beginning of the page to apply for the individual (Initial) Independent Bill Reviewer license via https://nipr.com.