Provider Prior Authorizations
January holiday closure: How to submit inpatient authorization requests
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network corporate offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Refer to the document Holiday closures: How to submit authorization requests (PDF) for instructions on how to submit authorization requests for inpatient admissions during the closure.
You can access this document from the ereferrals.bcbsm.com website, on these webpages:
- Blue Cross Authorization Requirements & Criteria page
- BCN Authorization Requirements & Criteria page
Here are the additional upcoming closures that will occur during 2021, so you can plan ahead:
- Good Friday – Friday, April 2
- Memorial Day – Monday, May 31
- Independence Day – Monday, July 5
- Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 6
- Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, Nov. 25
- Day after Thanksgiving – Friday, Nov. 26
- Christmas Holiday – Thursday, Dec. 23
- Christmas Eve – Friday, Dec. 24
- New Year's Holiday – Thursday, Dec. 30
- New Year's Eve – Friday, Dec. 31
Posted: January 2021
Lines of business: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network