Except for those services which require prior approval as stated in Chapters 1 and 6 of this Administrative Code (i.e. transplants and select surgeries), medical care outside the State of Alabama does not require prior authorization by the Alabama Medicaid Agency.

Author: Janet B. Young; Debra Moore

Statutory Authority: Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§401, et seq.; State Plan.

History: Rule effective October 1, 1982. Amended effective October 9, 1984; March 12, 1987; October 13, 1992.