Depending on your permissions, you may not be able to add or modify a Payment Plan Rule or change the amount on the Payment Plan.
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The Rule button is located on the Payment Plan screen.
- Set up Rules to govern the maximum number of Payments assigned to Balance Amounts.
- The Maximum number of Payments will display on the Payment Plan screen.
- The System will auto-calculate the Payment Amount.
- Add or Delete a row on the Rules table.
- Access to the Payment Plan Rules and to override a Payment Plan Rule is permission driven.

Create Payment Plan Rules
- Patient Dashboard > Payment Plans

- On the Payment Plan screen, select the Rules button.
- Select the Plus Icon to start the Rules.

- Enter an Amount, such as 100.00.
- There will not be a end Amount until the next Amount is entered.
- Determine and enter the Max Number of Payments that will be allowed.
- The Amount of each Payment will be calculated automatically.
- Select the Plus Icon again.

- Enter the next starting Amount, such as 300.00.
- Enter the Max Payments.
- The previously added Amount will now have an end Amount of $299.99, but the newest Amount will not have an end Amount.
- Each time another Amount is entered, an end Amount will be added to the previous entry.

- Keep adding until you have reached a maximum for your Payment Plan.
- Select Save [F2].

Add a New Plan Amount
- Select the Plus icon on the Payment Rules screen.
- Enter the Plan Amount in the created box.

- The line migrates to the top of the list and becomes $10,000.00 + with no end value because it is the largest amount.
- $5,000.00 now has an end value of $9,999.99 which was auto-created by the System.
- Enter the number of Max Payments.
- Auto-created Payment Amount calculated from the Max Payments.
- Select Save [F2].

Delete a Plan Amount
Delete the highest Plan Amount
- On the Payment Plan Rules screen, select the Trash Can beside the highest Plan Amount.
- $5,000.00 becomes the highest Plan Amount without a max limit.
- Select Save [F2].

Delete Any Other Plan Amount
- On the Payment Plan Rules screen, select the Trash Can beside the Plan Amount to delete.
- In this case, $2,000.00 is selected to delete.
- The Max Amount is $2,999.99
- The Max Amount for $1,000.00 becomes $2,999.99 instead of $1,999.99 since there is no longer a Plan Amount between $1,000.00 and $3,000.00.
- Select Save [F2].

How does this affect my Payment Plan?
- Guarantor, Emily Test, has a Plan Amount of $386.71.
- This amounts falls in the $200.00 - $499.99 Rule with a Max of 5 Payments.
- Frequency is Bi-Weekly.
- The Max Payments from the Rule displays beside the Number of Payments field on the Payment Plan screen.

- If 5 is entered for Number of Payments, the Payment Amount will fall between $40 and $100 derived from the Payment Rule.
- This number can be overridden if the User has the permission to override.
- Auto-calculated Payment Amount is $77.00.
- End Date: Auto-calculated
- Final Payment of $78.71

How does it affect the Rule if I enter the Amount per Payment First?
If the Amount per Payment is entered before the Number of Payments, it will override the Max Number of Payments Rule.
- $50.00 was entered for Amount per Payment.
- Number of Payments auto-calculates with 8.
- End Date: Auto-calculates for 12/19/2025.
- Final Payment of $36.71

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