A medical administrative assistant is filing a claim for a child who has health insurance coverage under both guardians. . Which of the following actions should the assistant take? File the claim with both guardians' insurance plans at the same time. Ask the guardians which insurance plan they would like the claim filed under. File the claim with the insurance plan of the guardian whose birthday comes first in the calendar year. File the claim with the insurance plan of the guardian who brought the child in for the visit.

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A medical administrative assistant is filing a claim for a child who has health insurance coverage under both guardians. . Which of the following actions should the assistant take? File the claim with both guardians' insurance plans at the same time. Ask the guardians which insurance plan they would like the claim filed under. File the claim with the insurance plan of the guardian whose birthday comes first in the calendar year. File the claim with the insurance plan of the guardian who brought the child in for the visit.

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The correct answer is: File the claim with the insurance plan of the guardian whose birthday comes first in the calendar year.When a child has health insurance coverage under both guardians, the medical administrative assistant should file the claim with the insurance plan of the guardian whose birthday comes first in the calendar year. This is known as the "birthday rule" and is commonly used to determine which parent's insurance plan should be the primary coverage for dependent children.

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