Common use of Service Authorization Decisions Made Outside the IDT Clause in Contracts

Service Authorization Decisions Made Outside the IDT. If the PO has Department-approved policies and procedures that require service authorization decisions to be made outside the IDT, including any situations in which IDT staff are required to seek approval for an authorization it would like to make from supervisory, clinical or administrative staff within the PO, the PO shall: a. Maintain Written Decision-Making Criteria The review criteria used for decision-making shall have prior approval by the Department, shall be clearly documented, regularly updated and available for review by members and IDT staff. The criteria shall determine the necessity and/or appropriateness of services based on reasonable evidence or a consensus of relevant clinical practitioners, and shall assure that members are provided with services necessary to support long-term care outcomes.

Service Authorization Decisions Made Outside the IDT. If the PO has Department-approved policies and procedures that require service authorization decisions to be made outside the IDT, including any situations in which IDT staff are required to seek approval for an authorization it would like to make from supervisory, clinical or administrative staff within the PO, the PO shall: a. Maintain Written Decision-Making Criteria The review criteria used for decision-making shall have prior approval by the Department, shall be clearly documented, regularly updated and available for review by members and IDT staff. The criteria shall determine the necessity and/or appropriateness of services based on reasonable evidence or a consensus of relevant clinical practitioners, and shall assure that members are provided with services necessary to support long-long term care outcomes.