2019 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
Section 8HH. 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 511/2 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.
