Texas § 540.0303 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR NONHOSPITALIZED RECIPIENT.

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§ 540.0303 — PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR NONHOSPITALIZED RECIPIENT.

Texas § 540.0303

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 540.0303 (2026).

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Sec. 540.0303. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR NONHOSPITALIZED RECIPIENT.

(a)This section applies only to a prior authorization request submitted with respect to a recipient who is not hospitalized at the time of the request.

(b)In addition to the requirements of Subchapter F, a contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission to which that subchapter applies must require that the organization review and issue a determination on a prior authorization request to which this section applies according to the following time frames:

(1)within three business days after the organization receives the request; or

(2)within the time frame and following the process the commission establishes if the organization receives a prior authorization request that does not include

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Sec. 540.0303. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR NONHOSPITALIZED RECIPIENT. (a) This section applies only to a prior authorization request submitted with respect to a recipient who is not hospitalized at the time of the request.
(b) In addition to the requirements of Subchapter F, a contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission to which that subchapter applies must require that the organization review and issue a determination on a prior authorization request to which this section applies according to the following time frames:
(1) within three business days after the organization receives the request; or
(2) within the time frame and following the process the commission establishes if the organization receives a prior authorization request that does not include sufficient or adequate documentation.
(c) In consultation with the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee, the commission shall establish a process for use by a Medicaid managed care organization that receives a prior authorization request to which this section applies that does not include sufficient or adequate documentation. The process must provide a time frame within which a provider may submit the necessary documentation. The time frame must be longer than the time frame specified by Subsection (b)(1).