Alcohol and drug dependency treatment.

(1) A managed care organization offering a health benefit plan providing coverage for alcohol or drug dependency treatment may require an inpatient facility to be licensed by: (a) (i) the Department of Health and Human Services, under Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 1, Human Services Programs and Facilities; or (ii) the Department of Health and Human Services; or (b) for an inpatient facility located outside the state, a state agency similar to one described in Subsection (1)(a). (2) For inpatient coverage provided pursuant to Subsection (1), a managed care organization may require an inpatient facility to be accredited by the following: (a) the Joint Commission; and (b) one other nationally recognized accrediting agency.