Goods and services not covered

The department shall not pay for the following: (1) transsexual surgery or for a procedure which is performed as part of the process of preparing an individual for transsexual surgery, such as hormone therapy and electrolysis; (2) immunizations, biological products and other products available to providers free of charge; (3) examinations and laboratory tests for preventable diseases which are furnished free of charge; (4) information or services provided to a client by a provider over the telephone; (5) cosmetic surgery; (6) an office visit for the sole purpose of the client obtaining a prescription where the need for the prescription has already been determined; (7) cancelled services and appointments not kept; (8) services provided in a general hospital if the department determines the admission does not, or retrospectively did not, fit the department's utilization review requirements as set forth in section 17-134d-80 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (9) infertility treatment; (10) sterilizations performed on mentally incompetent individuals or institutionalized individuals; (11) more than one visit per day to the same physician by a client; and (12) services to treat obesity other than those described in section 17b-262-341(9) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and (13) any procedures or services of an unproven, educational, social, research, experimental or cosmetic nature; for any diagnostic, therapeutic or treatment services in excess of those deemed medically necessary and medically appropriate by the department to treat the client's condition; or for services not directly related to the client's diagnosis, symptoms or medical history.