developmental disability for which there is evidence that ABA therapy is effective. Documented diagnostic assessments, individualized treatment plans and progress evaluations are required. Services for any involuntary court-ordered treatment program shall be covered only if determined to be Medically Necessary by KFHPWA’s medical director. Services provided under involuntary commitment statutes are covered. If an Enrollee is admitted as an inpatient directly from an emergency department, any Emergency services Copayment is waived. Coverage is subject to the hospital services Cost Share. Coverage for services incurred at non-Network Facilities shall exclude any charges that would otherwise be excluded for hospitalization within a Network Facility. Enrollees must notify KFHPWA by way of the Hospital notification line within 24 hours of any admission, or as soon thereafter as medically possible. Mental health and wellness services rendered to treat mental disorders are covered. Mental Disorders means mental disorders covered in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, except as otherwise excluded under Sections IV. or V. Mental Health and Wellness Services means Medically Necessary outpatient services, Residential Treatment, partial hospitalization program, and inpatient services provided by a licensed facility or licensed providers, including advanced practice psychiatric nurses, mental health and wellness counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers, except as otherwise excluded under Sections IV. or V. Inpatient mental health and wellness services, Residential Treatment and partial hospitalization programs must be provided at a hospital or facility that KFHPWA has approved specifically for the treatment of mental disorders. Non-Emergency inpatient hospital services, including Residential Treatment, require Preauthorization. Outpatient specialty services, including, partial hospitalization programs, rTMS, ECT, and Esketamine require Preauthorization. Routine outpatient therapy and psychiatry services with contracted network providers do not require Preauthorization. Exclusions: Specialty treatment programs such as “behavior modification programs” not considered Medically Necessary; relationship counseling or phase of life problems (Z code only diagnoses); wilderness therapy; aversion therapy Naturopathy Naturopathy. After Deductible, Enrollee pays $30 primary care PEBB_VA_2024 31
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