- (1) Surgical procedures for male and female recipients as method of birth control are covered services under the conditions set forth in the chapter pertaining to Family Planning.
- (2) Any Alabama Medicaid hospital claim that relates to any sterilization or hysterectomy must have documentation attached to it showing or consisting of a consent form or an acknowledgment of receipt of hysterectomy information. These attachments must meet the criteria set forth under the sterilization and hysterectomy regulations. See the Physicians' Chapter and the Family Planning Chapter for further details.
Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§401, et seq.
History: Rule effective October 1, 1982. Amended: Filed March 7, 1997; effective April 11, 1997.