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Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

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Medical necessity definiti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Variati<strong>on</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>tract in language: Medical necessity definiti<strong>on</strong>s~~~~~<br />

Variati<strong>on</strong>s in c<strong>on</strong>tract language:<br />

Federal law requirement for Medical Necessity:<br />

"(b) Each service shall be sufficient in amount durati<strong>on</strong> and scope<br />

to reas<strong>on</strong>ably achieve its purpose.<br />

(c) The ... agency may not arbitrarily deny or reduce the amount<br />

durati<strong>on</strong> or scope of a required service...to [a] recipient solely because<br />

of the diagnosis, type of illness or c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong><br />

(d) The agency may place appropriate limits <strong>on</strong> a service based <strong>on</strong><br />

such criteria as medical necessity or <strong>on</strong> utilizati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />

procedures."<br />

42 CFR 440.230<br />

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