Utah Code 31A-22-639. Statement of preauthorization
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(1) An insurer who requires preauthorization or preapproval for coverage under accident and health insurance shall, beginning January 1, 2011, provide an enrollee with a statement of preauthorization if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-639
- Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:(1)(a)(i) a medical condition including:(1)(a)(i)(A) a medical care expense; or(1)(a)(i)(B) the risk of disability;(1)(a)(ii) accident; or(1)(a)(iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Enrollee: includes an insured. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- health insurance: means insurance providing:
(84)(a)(i) a health care benefit; or(84)(a)(ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Insurance: includes :
(96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;(96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and(96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
(150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;(150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and(150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:(150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or(150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301(1)(a) the applicable CPT codes have been submitted to the insurer to determine whether a particular procedure is covered under the terms of the accident and health insurance policy;(1)(b) the enrollee has met the requirements for preauthorization of the procedure or encounter; and(1)(c) the enrollee requests a statement of preauthorization.(2) A statement of preauthorization under Subsection (1) may be sent:(2)(a) by mail; or(2)(b) electronically.(3) A statement of preauthorization shall include a statement that the preauthorization is:(3)(a) not a guarantee of payment by an insurer; and(3)(b) subject to the policy and contract provisions of the accident and health insurance contract.