19 MAC Pt. 3, R. 19.15
Change of patient status to emergency status after submission of prior
Cite as 19 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 3, R. 19.15
Change of patient status to emergency status after submission of prior
authorization request.
Notwithstanding language to the contrary elsewhere contained herein, if a licensed physician
certifies in writing to an insurer within seventy-two (72) hours of an admission that the insured
person admitted was in need of immediate hospital care for emergency services, such shall
constitute a prima facie case of the medical necessity of the admission. To overcome this, the
entity requesting the utilization review and/or the private review agent must show by clear and
convincing evidence that the admitted person was not in need of immediate hospital care.