Section 402 – Alcohol and drug dependency treatment.

• (1) A managed care organization offering a health benefit plan providing coverage for alcohol or drug dependency treatment may require an inpatient facility to be licensed by:
  • (a)
    • (i) the Department of Human Services, under Title 62A, Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities; or
    • (ii) the Department of Health; or
  • (b) for an inpatient facility located outside the state, a state agency similar to one described in Subsection (1)(a).

• (2) For inpatient coverage provided pursuant to Subsection (1), a managed care organization may require an inpatient facility to be accredited by the following:
  • (a) the Joint Commission; and
  • (b) one other nationally recognized accrediting agency.

Enacted by Chapter 292, 2017 General Session