OHIP error code ERF

What ERF means

The Ministry of Health’s official wording for ERF is: “Referring physician number is currently ineligible for referrals.”

This code appears on your Claims Error Report (downloaded through MCEDT). It means the claim was rejected at submission and was never adjudicated for payment — fix the issue below and resubmit the claim.

How to fix ERF

The referring physician's number is currently ineligible to refer - use an eligible referring provider's number, then resubmit.

Referral and provider codes relate to the referring or rendering provider number, specialty restrictions, or referral requirements attached to the fee code. Verify the provider numbers on the claim and whether the code requires a valid referral.

Related codes

• EQJPractitioner Not Eligible On Service Date - New Graduate bills New Patient fee (Q013) or Physician (not a new graduate) bills new Graduate-New Patient fee (Q033).
• EQKMaster Number (MNI) Does not Meet Criteria - A100 billed with a specialty code other than 00.
• EQLPhysician Not Eligible to Claim FSC - A100 billed with a speciality code other than 00 or billed by provider with any Emergency Department Alternate Funding arrangement (EDAFA) group number.
• EQMNot Registered for Use
• EQSPractitioner Criteria Not Met
• ESDAPP group affiliation on service date - Hospital Emergency Department is part of an alternative funding agreement
• HCCNot on Health Care Connect (HCC) database-Not Eligible On HCC database but not Complex-Vulnerable On HCC database but not in 'referred to' status
• HCEPatient enrolled to billing physician but later than 3 months from the "referred to" date on HCC database-Enrolment after 3 Months