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| 3. Optional managed care provisions. The plan may include the | following managed care provisions to control costs: |
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| A. A network of preferred providers; |
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| B. Provisions requiring a 2nd surgical opinion; and |
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| C. A procedure for additional utilization review by the | carrier or its designated utilization review entity. |
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| This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a carrier from | including in its policy additional managed care and cost control | provisions that, subject to the approval of the superintendent, | have the potential to control costs in a manner that does not | result in inequitable treatment of enrollees. |
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| | 4. Basic levels of care.__The plan must provide basic levels | of care for enrollees, including, but not limited to, the | following: |
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| A. A minimum of 90 days of inpatient hospitalization | coverage per policy year; |
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| B. Prenatal, postnatal and well-baby care; |
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| C. Professional services including inpatient medical care, | surgery and anesthesia, maternity delivery and emergency | care; and |
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| D. Outpatient services including emergency care, ambulatory | or day surgery, diagnostic services, radiation and | chemotherapy. |
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| | 5. Enrollee's responsibility for payment. The following | applies to the level of deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket | payment maximum established for basic care medical plans. |
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| A. The plan must include a deductible not less than $1,000 | nor greater than $5,000 per covered enrollee per policy | year. |
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| B. The plan must include a coinsurance amount not less than | 20% nor greater than 40%, except that the plan may establish | coinsurance at not less than 40% nor greater than 75% for | emergency care provided by a hospital. The maximum | coinsurance amount per covered enrollee per policy year is | $3,000. |
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| C. The maximum out-of-pocket level may not be greater than | $8,000 per covered enrollee per policy year. |
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