PA Lookup
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R&B/SELF
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
R&B/OTHER
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Anesthesia for intraoral procedures, including biopsy; not otherwise specified
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
NURSERY
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
NURSERY/LEVEL I
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Anesthesia for intraoral procedures, including biopsy; repair of cleft palate
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
NURSERY/LEVEL II
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Anesthesia for intraoral procedures, including biopsy; excision of retropharyngeal tumor
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Anesthesia for intraoral procedures, including biopsy; radical surgery
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0180- Leave of Absence- Non- Covered Code
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Therapeutic Leave for Residential Treatment Services and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities
Each member who is occupying a tx facility bed for which the Medicaid is paying reimbursement is entitled to take up to 45 (non-consecutive) days of therapeutic leave in any calendar year from any such bed without the facility in which the bed is located suffering any loss of reimbursement during the period of leave. Therapeutic leave shall be defined as the absence of a member from the residential facility overnight, with the expectation of return, to participate in a medically acceptable therapeutic or rehabilitative facility as agreed upon by the treatment team and documented on the tx/ habilitation plan.
Authorization Guidelines
Maintained in the Record (not all inclusive):
- 1. Complete PCP: Required, to include this service. PCP should detailing the member’s progress with the service.
- 2. Service Order: Required.
Unit Value
One unit = 1 day
Limits
Facilities must reserve a therapeutically absent member’s bed and are prohibited from deriving any Medicaid revenue for that member other than the reimbursement for that bed during the period of absence. Therapeutic leave cannot be billed when Medicaid is paying for any other 24-hour service.
Level of Care
While the LOCUS/ CALOCUS are specifically no longer required, providers are still expected to use a standardized assessment tool when evaluating an individual for treatment services.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Therapeutic Leave from an ICF/IID
Leave from an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities for therapeutic purposes only. Each Medicaid-eligible member in an ICF/IID is entitled to take up to 60 calendar days of therapeutic leave in any calendar year. The leave must be for therapeutic purposes only and must be ordered by the member’s attending physician.
Unit Value
One day = 1 unit.
Limits
- 1. ICF/IIDs are not reimbursed for therapeutic-leave days which exceed the limit.
- 2. ICF/IIDs will reserve a therapeutically absent member’s bed and are prohibited from deriving any MCD revenue for that member other than the reimbursement for the bed during the period of absence.
- 3. ICF/IID group homes can take residents on vacation within the rules and requirements of the MCD program. The time away from the group home is not considered therapeutic leave.
Length of Stay
Maximum of 60 days per calendar year
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Resources
Anesthesia for procedures on facial bones or skull; not otherwise specified
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Anesthesia for procedures on facial bones or skull; radical surgery (including prognathism)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0200 General
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0201 Surgical
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0202 Medical
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0203 Pediatric
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0204 Psychiatric
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
0206 Intermediate intensive care unit (ICU)
Authorization Guidelines
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100
Conditional Requirements
Inpatient Service Codes 0100 - 0219 should be requested under service code 0100, with the exception of 0160: Servicses Rendered in an IMD. For Behavioral Health, prior authorization is not required for the first 72 hours of service. For Physical Health, no prior authorization is required.
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
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