New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 325 - SPECIALTY SERVICES
Part 4 - HOSPICE CARE SERVICES
Section 8.325.4.14 - PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Hospice services are subject to utilization review for medical necessity and program compliance. These reviews can be performed before services are furnished, after services are furnished and before payment is made, after payment is made, or at any point in the service or payment process. See 8.302.5 NMAC, Prior Authorization and Utilization Review. Once enrolled, providers receive utilization review instructions and documentation forms which assists in the receipt of prior authorization and claims processing.
A. Prior authorization: Hospice services do not require prior authorization. Services remain subject to review at any point in the payment process for medical necessity.
B. Eligibility determination: Prior authorization of services does not guarantee that individuals are eligible for medicaid. Providers must verify that individuals are eligible for medicaid at the time services are furnished and determine if medicaid recipients have other health insurance.
C. Reconsideration: Providers who are dissatisfied with a utilization review decision or action can request a re-review and a reconsideration. See 8.350.2 NMAC, Reconsideration of Utilization Review Decisions.
