405 IAC 5-20-7 Unnecessary services

Sec. 7. Medicaid reimbursement will be denied for any days during which the inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or stay in a PRTF is found not to have been medically necessary. Telephone precertifications substantiating that the service is medically necessary will provide a basis for Medicaid reimbursement only if adequately supported by the written certification of need submitted in accordance with section 5 of this rule. If the required written documentation is not submitted within the specified time frame, Medicaid reimbursement will be denied.