2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XXII CORPORATIONS
Chapter 176A NON–PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS
Section 8HH Preauthorization for substance abuse treatment not to be required
[ First paragraph effective until July 1, 2016. For text effective July 1, 2016, see below.]
Section 8HH. For the purposes of this section the term "substance abuse treatment'' shall include: early intervention services for substance use disorder treatment; outpatient services including medically assisted therapies; intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services; residential or inpatient services, not covered under section 8II; and medically managed intensive inpatient services, not covered under said section 8II.
[ First paragraph as amended by 2016, 52, Sec. 46 effective July 1, 2016. See 2016, 52, Sec. 71. For text effective until July 1, 2016, see above.]
For the purposes of this section the term "substance abuse treatment'' shall include: early intervention services for substance use disorder treatment; a substance abuse evaluation, as defined in section 51 1/2 of chapter 111; outpatient services including medically assisted therapies; intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services; residential or inpatient services, not covered under section 8II; and medically managed intensive inpatient services, not covered under said section 8II.
Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan which is delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall not require a member to obtain a preauthorization for substance abuse treatment if the provider is certified or licensed by the department of public health.