NY | In order to continue to assist hospitals, the purpose of this Supplement to the Circular Letter is to advise issuers that they should continue to suspend preauthorization requirements for insured transfers between in-network hospitals and preauthorization requirements for in-network inpatient rehabilitation services following an inpatient hospital stay as set forth in the Circular Letter until February 28, 2022. The Department of Financial Services (“Department”) also continues to strongly encourage issuers offering Medicare Advantage plans to apply the provisions of the Circular Letter to such plans. In addition, third-party administrators licensed by the Department as independent adjusters also are strongly encouraged to continue to apply the provisions of the Circular Letter to their administrative service arrangements with self-funded plans.
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