Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 272 - COORDINATED CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS
Chapter V - C.C.S./C.S.H.N. PROGRAM POLICIES
Section 144-272-V-D - SECOND OPINION

Upon verbal/written request from the family/guardian of a child eligible for services on Coordinated Care Services For Children With Special Health Needs Program or that child's primary or subspecialty provider, C.C.S./C.S.H.N. Program staff will pre-authorize an evaluation with another specialist or therapist to resolve/clarify differences of opinion regarding medical treatment issues and/or issues of interpretation of developmental functioning. C.C.S./C.S.H.N. Program staff may also arrange for the review of the child's records by another subspecialist or therapist from the same discipline when treatment philosophies may differ.