Classification of Services as “Core,” “Common,” and “Specialized”
(a) The purpose of this section is to classify services into 3 categories, core, common, and specialized, for the purposes of network adequacy reviews.
(b) The following services shall be classified as “Core” services for purposes of network adequacy review:
(1) Alcohol or drug treatment in an ambulatory setting for any of the following:
a. Crisis intervention;
b. Detoxification; or
c. Medical or somatic treatment;
(2) Alcohol or drug assessment;
(3) Alcohol or drug case management;
(4) Alcohol or drug services group counseling by clinician;
(5) Alcohol or drug intensive outpatient treatment;
(6) Alcohol or drug methadone or equivalent administration;
(7) Alcohol or drug subacute detox;
(8) Alcohol or drug treatment medication training and support;
(9) Ambulance;
(10) Behavioral health (BH) or Substance use disorder (SUD) comprehensive community support services;
(11) BH or SUD comprehensive medication services;
(12) Behavioral health counseling and therapy, or screening to determine eligibility for admission to a treatment program;
(13) Behavioral health partial hospitalization;
(14) Behavioral health short term residential;
(15) Chiropractic;
(16) Contraceptive services;
(17) Dental diagnostic services;
(18) Dental preventive services;
(19) Dental restorative services;
(20) Diagnostic physical therapy (PT) evaluation;
(21) Individual or group counseling for mental health (MH) or SUD;
(22) Mammogram;
(23) PT procedures not requiring specialized equipment;
(24) Preventive and associated routine care, adult;
(25) Preventive and associated routine care, pediatric;
(26) Routine electrocardiogram (EKG);
(27) Routine immunizations and injections, adult;
(28) Routine immunizations and injections, pediatric;
(29) Screening and assessment services for MH or SUD;
(30) Suture of non-life-threatening wound;
(31) Therapeutic behavioral services provided in segments defined by number of minutes or on a per diem basis;
(32) Urgent care; and
(33) Venipuncture or collection of capillary blood.
(c) The following services shall be classified as “Common” services for purposes of network adequacy review:
(1) Allergen immunotherapy;
(2) Ankle X-ray;
(3) Appling splints;
(4) Asthma or bronchial care;
(5) Audiologic function tests;
(6) Biopsy of skin lesions;
(7) Cardiac monitoring or stress testing;
(8) Cardioversion;
(9) Cataract surgery;
(10) Chemotherapy;
(11) Chest X-ray;
(12) Complex closure of wounds;
(13) Corpus uteri biopsy or endometrial sampling;
(14) Cystoscopy;
(15) Dental adjunctive general services;
(16) Dental endodontics;
(17) Dental implant service;
(18) Dental oral and maxillofacial surgery;
(19) Dental orthodontics;
(20) Dental periodontics;
(21) Dental prosthodontics which are removable;
(22) Destruction of skin lesions;
(23) Developmental, hearing, and vision testing, pediatric;
(24) Diagnosis and therapy for rheumatic disease;
(25) Electroencephalography (EEG);
(26) Echocardiography;
(27) Electromyography;
(28) Endoscopy;
(29) Excision of lesions, benign;
(30) Eye care medical treatment;
(31) Eye exam;
(32) Gastrointestinal endoscopy;
(33) General psychiatric care on an inpatient basis;
(34) Incision and drainage, deep abscess;
(35) Injection of eye drug;
(36) Injection of spine;
(37) Injection of tendon or joint;
(38) Insertion or removal of intrauterine contraceptive device;
(39) Knee arthroscopy;
(40) Laparoscopic surgery;
(41) Laryngoscopy;
(42) Nasal endoscopy;
(43) Non-routine venipuncture;
(44) Occupational therapy;
(45) Osteopathic manipulation;
(46) Paring or cutting benign lesion;
(47) Partial mastectomy;
(48) Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC);
(49) Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services;
(50) Renal dialysis;
(51) Routine endoscopy;
(52) Routine pre-natal care;
(53) Skin graft;
(54) Speech therapy;
(55) Spinal injection or nerve block;
(56) Surgical debridement of nails;
(57) Thoracentesis;
(58) Wax or foreign body removal from ear;
(59) Wound debridement; and
(61) X-ray absorptiometry or bone density study.
(d) The following services shall be classified as “Specialized” services for purposes of network adequacy review:
(1) Alcohol or drug acute detox;
(2) Allergy testing;
(3) Amputation of toe or foot;
(4) Arthrodesis;
(5) Biopsy or excision of lymph nodes;
(6) Bone biopsy or procedure to obtain tissue;
(7) Breast repair or reconstruction;
(8) Bronchoscopy;
(9) Cardiac catheterization;
(10) Complete mastectomy;
(11) Complex endoscopy;
(12) Dental prosthodontics which are fixed;
(13) Draw blood off cardiovascular venous device;
(14) Emergency endotracheal intubation;
(15) Excision of lesions, malignant;
(16) Hysterectomy;
(17) Incision and drainage, skin or wound;
(18) Insertion of central venous catheter;
(19) Low back disk surgery;
(20) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of lower extremity;
(21) Radiation therapy;
(22) Radiation treatment;
(23) Radiation treatment management;
(24) Repair of shoulder joint;
(25) Replacement of aortic valve;
(26) Routine obstetrical care with vaginal delivery;
(27) Spinal bone autograft or allograft;
(28) Spinal instrumentation;
(29) Surgical laparoscopy;
(30) Surgical vascular endoscopy;
(31) Tibia fracture treatment;
(32) Total hip replacement;
(33) Total knee replacement; and
(34) Treatment of ankle fracture.
(e) All other covered services shall be available from providers within New England.
(f) Prescription medications from a retail pharmacy shall be available within the time and distance standards equal to those associated with the “Core” services for a specific county.
SeeĀ https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/ins2700.html