Montana § 33-22-1904 Self-Referral For Obstetrical Or Gynecological Care Permitted

Montana Statutes

§ 33-22-1904 — Self-Referral For Obstetrical Or Gynecological Care Permitted

Montana § 33-22-1904

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 22DISABILITY INSURANCE

Part 19Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- Primary Care Physicians

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-22-1904 (2026).

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33-22-1904 . Self-referral for obstetrical or gynecological care permitted.

(1)A health benefit plan must permit self-referral to any participating obstetrician or gynecologist by a covered person who has not selected a participating obstetrician or gynecologist as the covered person's primary care physician for services covered under the health benefit plan. This self-referral is for the purpose of receiving any obstetrical or gynecological examination or care and primary and preventative obstetrical and gynecological services required as a result of any obstetrical or gynecological examination or condition. This self-referral must be allowed without prior authorization or precertification from the health benefit plan or covered person's primary care physician, but the health benefit pla

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33-22-1904 . Self-referral for obstetrical or gynecological care permitted. (1) A health benefit plan must permit self-referral to any participating obstetrician or gynecologist by a covered person who has not selected a participating obstetrician or gynecologist as the covered person's primary care physician for services covered under the health benefit plan. This self-referral is for the purpose of receiving any obstetrical or gynecological examination or care and primary and preventative obstetrical and gynecological services required as a result of any obstetrical or gynecological examination or condition. This self-referral must be allowed without prior authorization or precertification from the health benefit plan or covered person's primary care physician, but the health benefit plan may require the covered person to notify the plan prior to self-referral.
(2) The services covered by this section may be limited to those services defined by the most recent published recommendations of the American college of obstetricians and gynecologists. The self-referral permitted by this section may be limited to one participating obstetrician or gynecologist for obstetrical care and one participating obstetrician or gynecologist for gynecological care of the covered person's choice annually.
(3) The participating obstetrician or gynecologist and the covered person shall comply with the health benefit plan's coordination and referral policies. The health benefit plan may require the participating obstetrician or gynecologist to whom the covered person self-refers to discuss with the covered person's primary care physician any services or treatment the participating obstetrician or gynecologist recommends for the covered person.
(4) Self-referral under this section may not affect the covered person's coverage under the health benefit plan. It is the intent of this section that a covered person must at all times have direct access to the covered services of the participating obstetrician or gynecologist of the covered person's choice under any health benefit plan.