Determining Medical Necessity

Parkland Community Health Plan uses the following criteria resources for determining Medical Necessity:

  • Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
  • InterQual™ Criteria Products: Adult and Pediatric (Level of Care: Acute Criteria), Inpatient Rehabilitation (Level of Care), Subacute/SNF (Level of Care), Home Care Q&A (Level of Care), (Level of Care) Outpatient Rehabilitation & Chiropractic, Procedures, Imaging, Specialty Rx Oncology, Specialty Rx Non-Oncology, Molecular Diagnostics, Durable Medical Equipment
  • American College of Gynecology Guideline 

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