27-2-12.25. Prior authorization for gynecological or obstetrical
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ultrasounds prohibited.
A. The department shall prohibit its medicaid managed care and fee-for-service contractors from requiring prior authorization for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require payment for a gynecological or obstetrical ultrasound that is not:
(1)medically necessary; or
(2)a covered benefit.
C. As used in this section, "prior authorization" means advance approval that is required as a condition precedent to payment for medical care or related benefits rendered to a covered person, including prospective or utilization review conducted prior to the provision of covered medical care or related benefits.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 182, § 2