Network participation guidelines

Practitioners requesting participation in the Octave network must agree to follow the network Policies and Procedures and Terms and Conditions and meet the network Credentialing Standards.

Providers who have questions about participation should contact their region's network development representative.

Provider Network Operations provides administrative support for the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Preferred Payment Plan, USAble Corporation True Blue PPO, Arkansas’ FirstSource® PPO and the Octave network.

Provider Network Operations
P.O. Box 2181
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2181
Telephone: 501-210-7050
Fax: 501-378-2465
Email: [email protected]

Terms and conditions for practitioners:

• Notice of Payer Policies and Procedures and Terms and Conditions [pdf]
  Applicable to all individual network participants and applicants.

Credentialing standards for practitioners:

• Health Advantage Credentialing Standards for all eligible practitioners [pdf]

Appeal of declined application or network termination:

• Network Participation Appeal Policy and Procedures [pdf]