048-26 Wyo. Code R. §§ 26-5 - Services Not Covered
(a) The Wyoming Department of Health shall
not cover the following services and supplies:
(i) Except in an emergency, services
furnished without the consent of the client or the client's legal
guardian;
(ii) Experimental
procedures which are not generally accepted or used by a provider's peer group
as current or standard practice;
(iii) Examinations or reports required for
legal purposes or other purposes not specifically related to medical
care;
(iv) Services furnished
outside the United States;
(v)
Services furnished to an individual who is an inmate of a public institution,
or an individual that is in the custody of a state, local, or federal law
enforcement agency;
(vi) Services
provided to an individual during the first seventy-two (72) hours of emergency
detention;
(vii) Services provided
to clients age 22 - 64 in an IMD, including Medicare secondary
claims;
(viii) Unless pre-approved,
services which exceed the service limitations;
(ix) Services provided pursuant to a court
order if such services:
(A) Are not covered
services;
(B) Exceed service
limitations;
(C) Are furnished by a
health care practitioner or facility that is not a provider on the date(s) of
services;
(D) Have not received
prior authorization, if applicable; or
(E) Have not received admission
certification, if applicable.
(xi) Acupuncture;
(xii) Alcohol and chemical rehabilitation
furnished to an inpatient, except for purposes of detoxification or
stabilization of acute conditions;
(xiii) Autopsies;
(xiv) Biofeedback therapies and
equipment;
(xv) Chronic pain
rehabilitation;
(xvi) Community
mental health services furnished outside Wyoming;
(xvii) Cosmetic procedures;
(xviii) Custodial care including but not
limited to non-skilled, personal care. Personal care would include help with
activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, eating, getting in or
out of a bed or chair, moving around, and using the bathroom;
(xix) Infertility services, includes but is
not limited to counseling, reverse sterilization and artificial
insemination;
(xx) Missed or
canceled appointments;
(xxi)
Personal comfort items;
(xxii)
Private-duty nursing services;
(xxiv) Gender
reassignment surgery.
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