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Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: ASAM Level 4 – Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Treatment
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2022
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 39; No - 6; NR - 6
Yes - 3
Yes - 14
Alabama
No
Alaska
Yes
No
NR
Arizona
Yes
NR
Prior authorization (for non-emergencies) and concurrent review
Prior authorization is required after first 8 hours; initial prior authorization is 5 days; 45 days per state fiscal year but can be exceed for medical necessity
North Dakota
Yes
No
No
Ohio
Yes
No
Yes - not specified
Oklahoma
Yes
$10 per day, $75 maximum
NR
Oregon
Yes
No
No
Pennsylvania
Yes
$3 per day, not to exceed $21 per admission
No
Rhode Island
Yes
No
Yes - not specified
South Carolina
No
South Dakota
Yes
NR
NR
Tennessee
Yes
No
No
Texas
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required
Utah
NR
NR
NR
Vermont
Yes
No
NR
Virginia
Yes
No
Service authorization is required
Washington
Yes
No
No
West Virginia
Yes
No
Based on medical necessity
Wisconsin
Yes
No
NR
Wyoming
No
2018
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 43 No - 2 NR - 6
Yes - 4
Yes - 15
Alabama
NR
NR
NR
Alaska
Yes
Depends on facility type, hospital is $50 a day up to a max of $200
No
Arizona
Yes
No
No
Arkansas
Yes
NR
NR
California
Yes
No
No
Colorado
Yes
No
No
Connecticut
Yes
No
Authorization required
Delaware
Yes
No
Prior Approval with specific treatment plan
District of Columbia
Yes
No
PA required for utilization above certain benchmarks
Florida
Yes
No
Florida Medicaid reimburses for up to 45 inpatient hospital days per fiscal year for recipients age 21 years or older;
Florida Medicaid reimburses for inpatient hospital days beyond the 45 day limit for
emergency services, as defined in Rule 59G-1.010, F.A.C.
Georgia
No
Hawaii
Yes
No
No
Idaho
Yes
No
NR
Illinois
NR
NR
NR
Indiana
Yes
No
Prior authorization required
Iowa
NR
NR
NR
Kansas
Yes
No
No
Kentucky
Yes
Co Pay $50
No
Louisiana
Yes
No
No
Maine
Yes
No
No
Maryland
Yes
No
Services are pre-authorized
Massachusetts
Yes
No
No
Michigan
Yes
No
No
Minnesota
Yes
No
NR
Mississippi
Yes
No
Requires Prior Authorization
Missouri
Yes
No
No
Montana
Yes
No
Prior Authorization/Continued Stay Reviews
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Nevada
Yes
No
Allowed under Med/Surg hospital or through MCOs up to 15 days.
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
No
New Mexico
Yes
No
No
New York
NR
NR
NR
North Carolina
Yes
No
Authorization required after first 8 hours of admission; admission limited to 5 days
North Dakota
Yes
NR
Hospital-based only.
Ohio
Yes
No
No
Oklahoma
Yes
$10 per day for first seven days; $5 on the eighth day.
NR
Oregon
Yes
No
No
Pennsylvania
Yes
No
Medical necessity
Rhode Island
Yes
No
No
South Carolina
NR
NR
NR
South Dakota
Yes
No
NR
Tennessee
Yes
No
No
Texas
Yes
No
Requires prior authorization
Utah
Yes
No
No
Vermont
Yes
No
Professional services provided to residents of approved treatment centers who are in need of detoxification in approved treatment center limited to 7 days of service per acute episode