5887 AMS SHOR S2101.2
SB 5887 - S AMD 157
By Senator Short
ADOPTED 03/06/2019
On page 1, beginning on line 17, after "and" strike "are subject to quantitative treatment limits of the health plan))" and insert "are)) subject to quantitative treatment limits of the health plan"
On page 1, beginning on line 20, after "patient's" strike "chiropractor or other primary care" and insert "treating or referring"
EFFECT: (1) Reinstates the ability for a carrier to subject an initial evaluation and management visit and up to 6 treatment visits to quantitative treatment limits; and
(2) Permits a patient's treating or referring provider, as opposed to chiropractor or other primary care provider, to determine medical necessity or appropriateness for purposes of receiving treatment visits.
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