Arizona § 20-3403 Prior authorization requirements; disclosures; access

Arizona Statutes

§ 20-3403 — Prior authorization requirements; disclosures; access

Arizona § 20-3403

Title 20Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 26PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 20-3403 (2026).

Text

A.If a health care services plan contains a prior authorization requirement, all of the following apply:

1.The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall make available to all providers on its website or provider portal a listing of all prior authorization requirements. The listing shall clearly identify the specific health care services, drugs or devices to which a prior authorization requirement exists, including specific information or documentation that a provider must submit in order for the prior authorization request to be considered complete.

2.The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall allow providers to access the uniform prior authorization request forms approved by the department pursuant to section 20-3406 through the applicab

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A. If a health care services plan contains a prior authorization requirement, all of the following apply:

1. The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall make available to all providers on its website or provider portal a listing of all prior authorization requirements. The listing shall clearly identify the specific health care services, drugs or devices to which a prior authorization requirement exists, including specific information or documentation that a provider must submit in order for the prior authorization request to be considered complete.

2. The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall allow providers to access the uniform prior authorization request forms approved by the department pursuant to section 20-3406 through the applicable electronic software system.

3. The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall accept prior authorization requests through a secure electronic transmission.

4. The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall provide at least two forms of access to request a prior authorization including telephone, fax or electronic means and shall have emergency after-hours procedures.

B. The health care services plan or its utilization review agent shall accept and respond to prior authorization requests for prescription benefits through a secure electronic transmission.

C. The health care services plan or its utilization review agent may enter into a contractual arrangement with a provider under which the plan agrees to process and respond to prior authorization requests that are not submitted electronically because of the financial hardship that electronic submission of prior authorization requests would create for the provider or because internet connectivity is limited or unavailable where the provider is located.