Ariz. Admin. Code § 20-6-1910

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R20-6-1910 - Process for Referral, Prior Authorization, Pre-certification, or Network Exception

A. An HCSO shall have an effective process for assisting an enrollee to obtain timely covered services when the enrollee or enrollee's referring provider cannot find a contracted provider who is timely accessible or available.

B. An HCSO shall have an effective process during normal business hours for handling referrals, prior authorizations, pre-certifications, or network exceptions necessary for timely routine care. This process may include the HCSO's procedure for standing referrals required in A.R.S. § 20-1057.01.

C. Each HCSO shall have an effective process to handle referrals or network exceptions necessary for timely urgent care seven days a week.

D. An HCSO that requires prior authorization or precertification for urgent care shall have an effective process to handle requests for prior authorization or precertification 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

E. An HCSO shall have an effective process for handling network exceptions that ensures the HCSO reimburses an enrollee for any out-of-network cost the enrollee incurs that the enrollee would not have incurred if the enrollee had received the services in-network.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-6-1910

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 2769, effective July 1, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 4861, effective December 31, 2005 (Supp. 05-4).