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PROVIDER MANUAL - Sendero Health Plans

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<strong>Sendero</strong> Provider Manual Page 115 of 184<br />

Type of Benefit Description of Benefit Limitations Co-Pay<br />

Outpatient Substance<br />

Abuse Treatment<br />

Services<br />

Rehabilitation Services<br />

Outpatient substance abuse treatment services<br />

include, but are not limited to:<br />

• Prevention and intervention services that are<br />

offered by doctor and non-doctor providers,<br />

such as screening, assessment and referral for<br />

chemical dependency disorders.<br />

• Intensive outpatient services<br />

• Partial hospitalization<br />

• Intensive outpatient services is defined as an<br />

organized non-residential service providing<br />

structured group and individual therapy,<br />

educational services, and life skills training that<br />

consists of at least 10 hours per week for four to<br />

12 weeks, but less than 24 hours per day.<br />

• Outpatient treatment service is defined as<br />

consisting of at least one to two hours per week<br />

providing structured group and individual<br />

therapy, educational services, and life skills<br />

training.<br />

Habilitation (the act of supplying a child with the<br />

means to reach age-appropriate developmental<br />

milestones through therapy or treatment) and<br />

rehabilitation services include, but are not limited to,<br />

the following:<br />

• Physical, occupational and speech therapy<br />

• Developmental assessment<br />

• Does not require prior<br />

authorization for the first 20<br />

visits, then pre authorization<br />

is required.<br />

• Does not require Primary<br />

• Outpatient treatment services<br />

up to a maximum of:<br />

• Intensive outpatient program<br />

(up to 12 weeks per 12-<br />

month period).<br />

• Outpatient services (up to<br />

six-months per 12-month<br />

period)<br />

Requires pre-authorization after<br />

the 8 th visit and a physician’s<br />

prescription<br />

Applicable level of copay<br />

applies to office<br />

visits.<br />

Co-pays do not apply<br />

Hospice Care Services<br />

Services include, but are not limited to:<br />

• Palliative care, including medical and support<br />

services, for children who have six months or<br />

less to live, to keep patients comfortable during<br />

the last weeks and months before death<br />

• Treatment services, including treatment related<br />

to the terminal illness, are unaffected by<br />

electing hospice care services.<br />

• Requires notification only<br />

• Services apply to the hospice<br />

diagnosis<br />

• Up to a maximum of 120<br />

days with a 6 month life<br />

expectancy<br />

• Patients electing hospice<br />

services may cancel this<br />

election at anytime<br />

Co-pays do not apply<br />

<strong>Sendero</strong> Customer Services 1-855-526-7388 Network Management 1-855-895-0475<br />

<strong>Health</strong> Services Dept.: 1-855-297-9191 (FAX 1-512-275-2862)

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