(a) The department may establish policies and procedures that providers must follow in order to obtain prior authorization for services.
(b) Following intake completion, the initial prior authorization request must be supported by required documentation and submitted to the department for review and disposition. If the documentation supports eligibility, a comprehensive visit and follow-up visit(s) will be prior-authorized. The number of follow-up visit(s) that is prior-authorized will be based on the client's level of need, level of medical involvement, and complicating psychosocial factors documented on the request.
(c) Any additional requests for comprehensive or follow-up visit(s) must be prior-authorized. Required documentation must be submitted to the department for review and disposition before any additional services may be prior-authorized.

Source Note: The provisions of this §27.13 adopted to be effective June 30, 2013, 38 TexReg 3985