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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03-1" citation="COMAR 10.21.25.03-1" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="25" heading="General Reimbursement Conditions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Claims Submission. In order to be reimbursed by the Department, an approved provider shall submit a claim when the provider has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Obtained authorization to provide the services for which the claim is being submitted;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Delivered the service;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Documented provision of service as required; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Complied with any regulatory preconditions for the delivery of the service.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Claims Retraction. The Department may retract any payments made to any PMHS provider for paid claims if an audit indicates that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The services were not provided;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The services were not medically necessary;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>There is no documentation that the services were provided;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The precondition for the delivery of the service was not met; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The provider failed to comply with §H of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the Department retracts funds from a provider under §B of this regulation, within 30 days following the retraction the Department shall provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Limitations.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department shall reimburse, for services delivered on the same service date for the same individual, an outpatient mental health center (OMHC) for a maximum of two therapy sessions subject to the following conditions:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Only one may be an individual therapy session;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Only one may be a group therapy session; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Only one may be a family therapy session, either with or without the individual.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Department may not reimburse an OMHC for the following services delivered to the same individual on the same service date:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individual therapy with medication management session, and medication management session;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Diagnostic interview or assessment, and a treatment planning session; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A diagnostic interview or assessment, and a therapy session.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For all other providers, the Department shall reimburse for only one service per service date.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Limitations Exception. The Department may provide an exception to the limitation rule on outpatient services if the ASO finds that the service:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is medically necessary;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is not duplicative; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Has been preauthorized.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Department shall reimburse Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program services provided to a child residing in a therapeutic group home, as defined in COMAR 10.21.07 when the TGH certifies that its negotiated rate does not include payment for the PRP services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Department may not reimburse outpatient mental health services provided to an individual when the individual is in a hospital or residential treatment center.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Department may not reimburse PRP providers until the PRP has met the minimum service encounters as defined in Regulation .09 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>For individual practitioners, when services are preauthorized, the following documentation is required before submitting for payment for services rendered:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For each individual served, the medical record, which shall include the following documentation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A signed consent to treatment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A comprehensive assessment that includes the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Individual or family’s presenting problem;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Individual or family’s history;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Individual’s diagnosis; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Rationale for the diagnosis; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An individualized treatment plan that includes the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Problems, needs, strengths, and goals that are measurable;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Interventions that are medically necessary; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Signatures of the individual, or if the individual is a minor, the guardian, and the treating mental health professional; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Progress notes for each face-to-face contact including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Date of service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Start time and end time;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Location;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Summary of interventions provided; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The treating mental health professional’s signature and date of service.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Services rendered by an individual practitioner may only be reimbursed for the licensed mental health professionals authorized by the practice board to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders as identified in this chapter of regulations.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>