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Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: Partial Hospitalization
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2022
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 35; No - 10; NR - 6
Yes - 3
Yes - 10
Alabama
Yes
Yes - not specified
No
Alaska
Yes
No
NR
Arizona
Yes
NR
No
Arkansas
NR
NR
NR
California
No
Colorado
Yes
No
No
Connecticut
Yes
No
No
Delaware
NR
NR
NR
District of Columbia
Yes
No
NR
Florida
No
Georgia
NR
NR
NR
Hawaii
Yes
No
No
Idaho
Yes
No
No
Illinois
Yes
No
No
Indiana
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required
Iowa
Yes
No
No
Kansas
No
Kentucky
Yes
No
NR
Louisiana
No
Maine
Yes
No
No
Maryland
Yes
No
NR
Massachusetts
Yes
No
No
Michigan
Yes
No
No
Minnesota
NR
NR
NR
Mississippi
Yes
$3 for outpatient hospital
100 per state fiscal year for community mental health centers; no limit in Outpatient Hospital; prior authorization is required for both settings
Missouri
No
Montana
Yes
No
No
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Nevada
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
Limit of 5 hours per day, 5 days per week
New Mexico
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required 45 days from admission
New York
Yes
No
No
North Carolina
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required
North Dakota
Yes
No
No
Ohio
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required for Substance Use Disorder Partial Hospitalization
Oklahoma
Yes
$3
No
Oregon
Yes
No
NR
Pennsylvania
Yes
No
No
Rhode Island
Yes
No
No
South Carolina
No
South Dakota
No
Tennessee
Yes
No
No
Texas
No
Utah
NR
NR
NR
Vermont
Yes
No
No
Virginia
Yes
No
Service authorization is required
Washington
No
West Virginia
Yes
No
Based on medical necessity
Wisconsin
Yes
No
Yes - not specified
Wyoming
No
2018
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 33 No - 13 NR - 5
Yes - 3
Yes - 12
Alabama
Yes
No
A minimum of 4 hours
Maximum Units:
A minimum of 4 hours per day, 130 days per year
Alaska
Yes
Inpatient $5 a day up to $200
No
Arizona
Yes
No
No
Arkansas
Yes
NR
NR
California
No
Colorado
Yes
No
No
Connecticut
Yes
No
At least 4 hours of structured programming 3-5 days per week with a minimum of 3.5 hours documented clinical services each day.
Delaware
Yes
No
No
District of Columbia
Yes
No
No
Florida
No
Georgia
No
Hawaii
Yes
No
No
Idaho
No
Illinois
NR
NR
NR
Indiana
Yes
No
Prior authorization required
Iowa
NR
NR
NR
Kansas
No
Kentucky
Yes
Co Pay $3
No
Louisiana
Yes
No
NR
Maine
Yes
No
No
Maryland
Yes
No
Services are pre-authorized
Massachusetts
No
Michigan
Yes
No
No
Minnesota
Yes
No
NR
Mississippi
Yes
No
Requires prior authorization and Limited to 1 Daily, Maximum of 100 Yearly.
Missouri
No
Montana
Yes
No
No
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Nevada
Yes
No
PA required.
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
5 hrs per day, 5 days per week
New Mexico
Yes
No
No
New York
NR
NR
NR
North Carolina
Yes
No
Prior authorization required on the first day of service
North Dakota
Yes
No
45 days per year for Level A services (>4 hours per day); 30 days per year for Level B services (2-4 hours per day)
Ohio
No
Oklahoma
No
Oregon
Yes
No
No
Pennsylvania
Yes
No
No arbitrary treatment limits. Utilization management based on medical necessity.