Section 904.3. Billing Invoices.--(a) The following shall apply for each billing invoice submitted to a company regarding examination work:
(1) An invoice which is submitted by a contractor of the department must contain an itemized and detailed description of charges on a quarterly hour basis by the examiner, including the applicable billing rates and a per charge description of related travel or other expenses.
(2) An invoice which is submitted by the department directly must contain instructions on how a company may obtain an itemized and detailed description of the charges.
(3) An invoice shall be submitted to a company on a monthly basis as soon as practicable but no later than sixty days after the date on which the billed activity was performed.
(4) An invoice must provide a due date of no fewer than thirty days after the bill is submitted to the company.
(5) An invoice must contain an explanation of the invoicing process and the procedure for resolving billing disputes.
(b) To the extent possible, the department shall follow the procedures under subsection (a) for billing invoices submitted by third-party consultants retained as described under section 905.1(a)(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6).
(904.3 added June 22, 2018, P.L.273, No.41)
Compiler's Note: See sections 5 and 6 of Act 34 of 2018 in the appendix to this act for special provisions relating to applicability.