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Utilization Management and Care Coordination Responsibilities. 4.11.1 Utilization Management 4.11.1.1 The Contractor shall provide assistance to Members and Providers to ensure the appropriate Utilization of resources, using the following program components: Prior Authorization and Pre-Certification, prospective review, concurrent review, retrospective review, ambulatory review, second opinion, discharge planning and case management. Specifically, the Contractor shall have written Utilization Management Policies and Procedures that: · Include protocols and criteria for evaluating Medical Necessity, authorizing services, and detecting and addressing over-Utilization and under-Utilization. Such protocols and criteria shall comply with federal and State laws and regulations. · Address which services require PCP Referral; which services require Prior-Authorization and how requests for initial and continuing services are processed, and which services will be subject to concurrent, retrospective or prospective review. · Describe mechanisms in place that ensure consistent application of review criteria for authorization decisions. · Require that all Medical Necessity determinations be made in accordance with DCH’s Medical Necessity definition as stated in Section 4.5.4. 4.11.1.1 The Contractor shall submit the Utilization Management Policies and Procedures to DCH for review and prior approval within quarterly and as changed. 4.11.1.2 Network Providers may participate in Utilization Review activities in their own Service Region to the extent that there is not a conflict of interest. The Utilization Management Policies and Procedures shall define when such a conflict may exist and shall describe the remedy. 4.11.1.3 The Contractor shall have a Utilization Management Committee comprised of network Providers within each Service Region. The Contractor may have one (1) independent Utilization Management Committee for all of the Service Regions in which it is operating, if there is representation from each Service Region on the Committee. The Utilization Management committee is accountable to the Medical Director and governing body of the Contractor. The Utilization Management Committee shall meet on a regular basis and maintain records of activities, findings, recommendations, and actions. Reports of these activities shall be made available to DCH upon request. 4.11.1.4 The Contractor, and any delegated Utilization Review agent, shall not permit or provide compensation or anything of value to its employees, agents, or contractors ...
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