Definitions; Utilization Review Standards; Appeals of Determinations Not to Certify; Computation of Time; Urgent Prior Authorization Requests; Access to Physicians; Notification for Adverse Determinations / Form; Qualifications of persons reviewing appeals; Change of patient status to emergency status after submission of prior authorization request; Length of Approvals; Approvals for chronic conditions; Continuity of Prior Approvals; Revocations of prior authorizations; Standardized electronic prior authorizations; Reports to the Department; Prior Authorization Statistics; Enforcement and administration; Penalties; Severability; Effective Date

Definitions; Minimum Standards, Licensure of Medical Utilization Review Entities; Prior Authorization Standards for Managed Care Plans

Definitions

Definitions; disclosure and review of prior authorization; adverse determinations; consultation; reviewing physicians; utilization review entity; exception; retrospective denial; length of prior authorization; continuity of care; standard for transmission of authorization; failure to comply; severability; effective date.

Short title; Findings, declarations; Definitions; Payer, information, utilization management, processing, payment of claims; Payer, respond, hospital, health care provider request, prior authorization; Carrier, respond, prior authorization requests, medication coverage submitted, NCPDP SCRIPT Standard for ePA transactions; Prior authorization, chronic, long-term care condition, validity, exception, timeline; Prior authorization, denial, limitation imposed by payer, physician, scope of actions; Prior authorization, defined number, discrete services, set time frame, validity, exception; Payer to honor prior authorization granted to covered person by previous payer, initial coverage, upon receipt of documentation; Denial of prior authorization, communicated via written communication agreed to by payer, hospital, health care provider; Adverse determinations, appeal, reviewed by physician; Payer shall not deny reimbursement, hospital, health care provider in compliance, circumstances; Payer, reimbursement according to provider contract, medically necessary emergency, urgent care covered under plan; Failure by payer to comply with deadline, health care services subject to review, automatic authorization; Statistics available regarding prior authorization approvals, denials, website; Liberal construction; Rules, regulations

Definitions; Clinical Decisions; Carrier’s Medical Necessity Guidelines; Time Limits for Resolution of Non-expedited Internal Grievances; Review of Internal Grievances; Expedited Internal Review of Adverse Determinations; Additional Requirements for Expedited Internal Review; Failure of Carrier to Meet Time Limits

Short title; Purpose; Applicability, scope; Definitions; Disclosure and review of prior authorization requirements; Personnel qualified to make adverse determinations of a prior authorization request; Requirements for adverse determination; Requirements applicable to the personnel who can review appeals; Review of prior authorization requirements; Denial; Length of prior authorization approval; Length of prior authorization approval for treatment for chronic or long-term conditions; Continuity of care for enrollees; Health care services deemed authorized if a health insurance issuer or its contracted utilization review organization fails to comply with the requirements of this Act; Severability; Administration and enforcement

Application; Legislative Purposes and Intent; Definitions