Texas Insurance Code 4201.655 – Denial or Rescission of Preauthorization Exemption
(a) A health maintenance organization or insurer may rescind an exemption from preauthorization requirements under § 4201.653 only:
(1) during January or June of each year;
(2) if the health maintenance organization or insurer makes a determination, on the basis of a retrospective review of a random sample of not fewer than five and no more than 20 claims submitted by the physician or provider during the most recent evaluation period described by § 4201.653(b), that less than 90 percent of the claims for the particular health care service met the medical necessity criteria that would have been used by the health maintenance organization or insurer when conducting preauthorization review for the particular health care service during the relevant evaluation period; and
(3) if the health maintenance organization or insurer complies with other applicable requirements specified in this section, including:
(A) notifying the physician or provider not less than 25 days before the proposed rescission is to take effect; and
(B) providing with the notice under Paragraph (A):
(i) the sample information used to make the determination under Subdivision (2); and
(ii) a plain language explanation of how the physician or provider may appeal and seek an independent review of the determination.
(b) A determination made under Subsection (a)(2) must be made by an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state. For a determination made under Subsection (a)(2) with respect to a physician, the determination must be made by an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state who has the same or similar specialty as that physician.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 4201.655
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A health maintenance organization or insurer may deny an exemption from preauthorization requirements under § 4201.653 only if:
(1) the physician or provider does not have the exemption at the time of the relevant evaluation period; and
(2) the health maintenance organization or insurer provides the physician or provider with actual statistics and data for the relevant preauthorization request evaluation period and detailed information sufficient to demonstrate that the physician or provider does not meet the criteria for an exemption from preauthorization requirements for the particular health care service under § 4201.653.