| Is the Benefit Covered? |
Copayment Requirement |
Prior Approval Requirement |
Coverage Limitations |
Reimbursement Methodology |
Populations Covered |
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Alabama
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Yes
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$1/visit
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14 visits/year
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Provider based: prospective cost based rate/service with ancillaries paid fee for service, Independent: prospective cost based rate/visit with ancillaries paid fee for service
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CN
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Alaska
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Yes
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$3/visit
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Prospective cost based rate/visit with ancillaries paid fee for service
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CN
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Arizona
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Yes
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Specified services
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Coverage of occupational therapy and speech pathology services limited to ALTCS members - see state-specific FN
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Fee for service
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CN & MN
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Arkansas
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Yes
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12 visits/year irrespective of setting included in limits for other specified practitioners
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Prospective cost based rate/encounter
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CN & MN
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California
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Yes
|
$1/visit
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Provider based: prospective cost based rate/visit with ancillaries paid fee for service, Independent: cost based payment
|
CN & MN
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Colorado
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Yes
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$2/visit
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Prospective cost based rate/visit with ancillaries paid fee for service or alternative reimbursement methodology
|
CN
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Connecticut
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No
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Delaware
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Yes
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Cost based payment, ancillary services paid fee for service
|
CN
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District of Columbia
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No
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Florida
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Yes
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$3/day
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1 encounter/day except mental health services limited to 26 encounters/year
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On site: prospective cost based rate/encounter, Off-site: fee for service
|
CN & MN
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Georgia
|
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Yes
|
$2/visit
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
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Hawaii
|
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Yes
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|
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Cost based payment
|
CN & MN
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Idaho
|
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Yes
|
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|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN
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Illinois
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit or certified cost/encounter
|
CN & MN
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Indiana
|
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Yes
|
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Prospective cost based rate/encounter
|
CN
|
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Iowa
|
|
Yes
|
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Specified services
|
Services limited to those covered by Medicare
|
Cost based payment
|
CN & MN
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Kansas
|
|
Yes
|
$2/encounter
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
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|
Kentucky
|
|
Yes
|
A - $2/visit
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|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
A, B, C & D - See state-specific FN
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Louisiana
|
|
Yes
|
|
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12 visits/year, visits count toward physician visit limit
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Prospective all-inclusive rate/encounter
|
CN & MN
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|
Maine
|
|
Yes
|
$.50-$3/day, depending on payment, up to $30/month
|
Specified procedures and services
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
Maryland
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
Massachusetts
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit with ancillaries paid fee for service
|
CN & MN
|
|
Michigan
|
|
Yes
|
null
|
|
|
Cost based payment
|
CN & MN
|
|
Minnesota
|
|
Yes
|
$3/visit for non-preventive service
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit or alternative reimbursement methodology using cost based payment
|
A & B - See state-specific FN
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
Yes
|
$3/visit
|
|
12 visits/year, visits count toward physician visit limit
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN
|
|
Missouri
|
|
Yes
|
$2/day
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit or certified cost/encounter
|
CN & MN
|
|
Montana
|
|
Yes
|
$5/visit
|
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
A & B - See state-specific FN
|
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Nebraska
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
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Nevada
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective all-inclusive cost based rate/visit
|
CN
|
|
New Hampshire
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit with ancillaries paid fee for service
|
CN & MN
|
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New Jersey
|
|
No
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New Mexico
|
|
Yes
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A - $5/visit, B - $7/visit non-preventive services - see state-specific FN
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|
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Prospective cost based rate/encounter
|
CN
|
|
New York
|
|
Yes
|
$3/visit
|
|
10 clinic visits/year in combination with other specified providers
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
North Carolina
|
|
Yes
|
$1-$3/visit for specified non-core services
|
Specified services
|
22 ambulatory visits/year included in limits with other specified practitioners - limits set annually by the legislature
|
Prospective or cost based rate/visit up to Medicare PPS rate
|
CN & MN
|
|
North Dakota
|
|
Yes
|
$3/visit
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
Ohio
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
24 visits/year that count toward physician visit limit
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN
|
|
Oklahoma
|
|
Yes
|
$1/service
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|
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Prospective rate/visit
|
CN
|
|
Oregon
|
|
Yes
|
A - $3/visit
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|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
A & B - See state-specific FN
|
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Pennsylvania
|
|
Yes
|
$.50-$3/service, depending on payment rate
|
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Frequency limits vary by service
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Provider based: prospective cost based rate/visit, Independent: prospective cost based rate/visit with cost based payment for ancillaries
|
CN & MN
|
|
Rhode Island
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN - see state-specific FN
|
|
South Carolina
|
|
Yes
|
$2/encounter
|
|
12 visits/year, visits count toward physician visit limit
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit or cost based payment
|
CN
|
|
South Dakota
|
|
Yes
|
$3/visit
|
|
Substance abuse treatment not covered
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
A & B - See state-specific FN
|
|
Texas
|
|
Yes
|
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Specified services
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
Utah
|
|
Yes
|
A & B - $3/visit, C - $5/visit
|
|
C - Primary care only, including routine physical exams
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
A, B & C - See state-specific FN
|
|
Vermont
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
1 visit/day up to 5 visits/month
|
Cost based payment
|
A & B - See state-specific FN
|
|
Virginia
|
|
Yes
|
$1/visit
|
Specified services
|
Limits vary by service
|
Cost based payment
|
CN & MN
|
|
Washington
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
West Virginia
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
A & B
|
|
Wisconsin
|
|
Yes
|
$.50-$3/encounter, depending on services provided, maximum $30/year/provider
|
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN & MN
|
|
Wyoming
|
|
Yes
|
$2/visit
|
|
|
Prospective cost based rate/visit
|
CN
|
|
American Samoa
|
|
No
|
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|
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Guam
|
|
No
|
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
|
No
|
|
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Puerto Rico
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
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Capitated payment
|
CN & MN
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|
Virgin Islands
|
|
No
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