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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.67.08.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="67" chapter_num="08" heading="Behavioral Health Non-Capitated Covered Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing for the following substance use disorder services, regardless of diagnosis:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Services delivered by a community-based provider as described in COMAR 10.09.80 with the following procedure codes:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Substance use disorder services provided to children in an ICF-A with the revenue code 0100, Residential Services, child and adolescent.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing for the following services performed by free-standing laboratories, regardless of diagnosis:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Presumptive drug tests; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Definitive drug tests.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing for the laboratory services described in §B of this regulation unless billed by a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Primary care provider; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Other somatic care provider.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing for the following substance use disorder services if the MCO is billed with a primary diagnosis listed in §M of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Services delivered by an inpatient hospital with the following revenue codes:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Services delivered by an outpatient hospital with the following revenue codes:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Services delivered by an emergency department with the following revenue codes:</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing for mental health services with a primary diagnosis listed in §N of this regulation when the services are provided by a hospital and the services are the result of the treatment of mental health diagnosis.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An MCO shall be responsible for reimbursing for behavioral health services delivered by the participant’s primary care provider.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An MCO shall be responsible for reimbursing for somatic services related to gender identity disorder, including gender reassignment surgery.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing the behavioral poisoning diagnoses listed in §P of this regulation in an emergency department setting.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for services billed by specialty mental health providers listed in COMAR 10.09.59 when the bill includes the specialty behavioral health diagnoses listed in §M or N in the primary diagnosis field.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursement of behavioral health crisis services as described in COMAR 10.09.16.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for behavioral health medications.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for reimbursing for services billed by a physician related to prescribing buprenorphine or Vivitrol when the following conditions are met:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The physician delivering buprenorphine has a DATA 2000 waiver;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The physician is not the participant’s primary care provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The primary diagnosis is substance use disorder;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The primary reason for the visit is substance use disorder treatment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The procedure code listed on the claims is one of the following:</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>Table of substance use disorder diagnoses, for dates of service on or after October 1, 2015:</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="N.">
    <text>Table of mental health diagnoses, for dates of service on or after October 1, 2015:</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="O.">
    <text>An MCO is not responsible for services billed by a psychiatrist when the claim includes one of the following primary diagnoses:</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="P.">
    <text>Table of poisoning diagnoses, for dates of service on or after July 1, 2016:</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>