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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 3.5. (a) The plan must include the following in a manner and to the extent determined by the office:
(1) Mental health care services.
(2) Inpatient hospital services.
(3) Prescription drug coverage, including coverage of a long acting, nonaddictive medication assistance treatment drug if the drug is being prescribed for the treatment of substance abuse.
(4) Emergency room services.
(5) Physician office services.
(6) Diagnostic services.
(7) Outpatient services, including therapy services.
(8) Comprehensive disease management.
(9) Home health services, including case management.
(10) Urgent care center services.
(11) Preventative care services.
(12) Family planning services:
(A) including contraceptives and sexually transmitted disease testing, as described in federal Medicaid law (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
(B) not including abortion or abortifacients.
(13) Hospice services.
(14) Substance abuse services.
(15) Donated breast milk that meets requirements developed by the office of Medicaid policy and planning.
(16) A service determined by the secretary to be required by federal law as a benchmark service under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
(b) The plan may not permit treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health care services or substance abuse services if similar limitations or requirements are not imposed on the coverage of services for other medical or surgical conditions.
(c) The plan may provide vision services and dental services only to individuals who regularly make the required monthly contributions for the plan as set forth in section 4.7(c) of this chapter.
(d) The benefit package offered in the plan:
(1) must be benchmarked to a commercial health plan described in 45 CFR 155.100(a)(1) or 45 CFR 155.100(a)(4); and
(2) may not include a benefit that is not present in at least one (1) of these commercial benchmark options.
(e) The office shall provide to an individual who participates in the plan a list of health care services that qualify as preventative care services for the age, gender, and preexisting conditions of the individual. The office shall consult with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a list of recommended preventative care services.
(f) The plan shall, at no cost to the individual, provide payment of preventative care services described in 42 U.S.C. 300gg-13 for an individual who participates in the plan.
(g) The plan shall, at no cost to the individual, provide payments of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per year for preventative care services not described in subsection (f). Any additional preventative care services covered under the plan and received by the individual during the year are subject to the deductible and payment requirements of the plan.
(h) The office shall apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for any amendment to the waiver necessary to implement the providing of the services or supplies described in subsection (a)(15). This subsection expires July 1, 2024.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-15-44.5-3.5 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-12-human-services/in-code-sect-12-15-44-5-3-5/
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