Section 395. Payment rate for preauthorized or emergency care provided by out-of-network providers  


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  • The MCOs shall pay for preauthorized or emergency services when provided outside the MCO network. Preauthorized or emergency services provided to a managed care member by a provider or facility not participating in the MCO's network will be reimbursed according to the current Medicaid fee schedule. This reimbursement shall be considered payment in full to the provider or facility of emergency services.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 03, eff. December 1, 2002; Volume 19, Issue 23, eff. August 27, 2003; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 27, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.