Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to a claim filed after December 31, 2018, for a medically necessary health care service rendered by a participating provider, the necessity of which:
(1) is not anticipated at the time prior authorization is obtained for another health care service; and
(2) is determined at the time the other health care service is rendered.
(b) The health plan shall not deny a claim described in subsection (a) based solely on lack of prior authorization for the unanticipated health care service.
(c) The health plan:
(1) shall not deny payment for a health care service that is rendered in accordance with:
(A) a prior authorization; and
(B) all terms and conditions of the participating provider's agreement or contract with the health plan; and
(2) may:
(A) require retrospective review of; and
(B) withhold payment for;
an unanticipated health care service described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.77-2018, SEC.2.