Iowa Code r. 441-73.14 - Continuation of benefits
The MCP shall be required to continue the member's benefits during the appeal in accordance with federal funding requirements, including 42 CFR 438.420 as amended to July 19, 2022.
(1) If the benefits are continued or
reinstated while the appeal is pending, the benefits must be continued until
one of the following occurs:
a. The enrollee
withdraws the appeal request;
b.
Ten days pass after the MCP mailed the notice providing the resolution of the
appeal against the enrollee, unless the enrollee, within the ten-day time
frame, requests a state fair hearing with continuation of benefits until a
state fair hearing decision is reached; or
c. The time period or service limits of a
previously authorized service are met.
(2) If the final resolution of the appeal is
adverse to the enrollee, that is, it upholds the MCP's action, the MCP may
recover the cost of the services furnished to the enrollee while the appeal is
pending, to the extent that services were furnished solely because of the
requirements to maintain benefits during the appeal.
(3) If the MCP or state fair hearing officer
reverses a decision to deny, limit, or delay services that were not furnished
while the appeal was pending, the MCP must authorize and provide the disputed
services promptly and as expeditiously as the member's health or dental
condition requires. If the MCP or the state fair hearing officer reverses a
decision to deny authorization of services and the enrollee received the
disputed services while the appeal was pending, the MCP must pay for these
services.
Notes
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