Section 533.002821. Prior Authorization Procedures for Hospitalized Recipient

TX Govt Code § 533.002821 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 533.002821. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR HOSPITALIZED RECIPIENT. In addition to the requirements of Section 533.005, a contract between a managed care organization and the commission described by that section must require that, notwithstanding any other law, the organization review and issue determinations on prior authorization requests with respect to a recipient who is hospitalized at the time of the request according to the following time frames:

(1) within one business day after receiving the request, except as provided by Subdivisions (2) and (3);

(2) within 72 hours after receiving the request if the request is submitted by a provider of acute care inpatient services for services or equipment necessary to discharge the recipient from an inpatient facility; or

(3) within one hour after receiving the request if the request is related to poststabilization care or a life-threatening condition.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 619 (S.B. 1096), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.