205.536 Utilization review. (1) A Medicaid managed care organization shall have a utilization review plan, as defined in KRS 304.17A-600, that meets the requirements established in 42 C.F.R. pts. 431, 438, and 456. If the Medicaid managed care organization utilizes a private review agent, as defined in KRS 304.17A-600, the agent shall comply with all applicable requirements of KRS 304.17A-600 to 304.17A-633. (2) In conducting utilization reviews for Medicaid benefits, each Medicaid managed care organization shall use the medical necessity criteria selected by the Department of Insurance pursuant to KRS 304.38-240, for making determinations of medical necessity and clinical appropriateness pursuant to the utilization review plan required by subsection (1) of this section. Effective: January 1, 2019 History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2019.