Summary of Covered Services for IHSS

Benefit year July 1 - June 30

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• Services must be obtained from a participating plan provider 

• Read the Member Handbook/EOC for Specific Benefits


• Benefits are subject to Alliance Utilization Management

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Category Description Member Copayment & Limitations
HOSPITAL SERVICES  

Inpatient Room and Services
Inpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy
Emergency Room (services in and out of the plan’s service area and with non-participating providers)


Skilled Nursing (limited to 100 days/ benefit year)

No Copayment
No Copayment

$25 Copayment (waived if admitted directly to the hospital)

No Copayment
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES  

PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Office Visits
Physician services in the hospital
Outpatient surgery
Immunizations

Periodic Physical Examinations


$10 per visit
No Copayment
No Copayment
No Copayment

No Copayment
PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY CARE

Prenatal care (office visits)

Normal delivery, cesarean section, complications of pregnancy, and medical services

No Copayment
No Copayment

OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES  
ACUPUNCTURE (20 visits per benefit year) $10 per visit, limit of 20 visits maximum per benefit year
AMBULANCE SERVICES No Copayment
BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS (includes collection and storage of autologous blood) No Copayment
CHIROPRACTIC (20 visits per benefit year) $10 per visit, limit of 20 visits maximum per benefit year
DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY/LAB PROCEDURES No Copayment
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
(including original and replacement orthotics and prosthetics)
No Copayment
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE

Medical, professional and counseling services

FDA Approved Contraceptive drugs and devices on the plan formulary

 

No Copayment

$5 per prescription for generic, $15 brand name (over the counter items are not covered)
HEARING AIDS             
Audiology Exam
Hearing Aid Instrument

 

No Copayment

No Copayment
HOME HEALTH CARE No Copayment
HOSPICE (for a terminal illness) No Copayment
MENTAL HEALTH

Inpatient (30 days per benefit year)
Outpatient (20 visits per benefit year)

Limits do not apply to services for severe mental illness (SMI) or serious emotional disturbance (SED)

 

 

No Copayment
$10 per visit

Through Managed Health Network (MHN) 1-800-327-0449
PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL/SPEECH THERAPY
In office or through home health care

$10 per visit

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

30-day supply

 

 

90-day supply for Maintenance Drugs

 

$5 per prescription for generic, $15 brand name

 

$5 per prescription for generic, $15 brand name

 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Inpatient
Outpatient (20 visits per benefit year)

 

No Copayment
$10 per visit

Through Managed Health Network (MHN) 1-800-327-0449
URGENT CARE $5 per visit  Must be provided  or arranged by your PCP

 

 

No deductibles or lifetime maximum limits on benefits under this plan. Copayment maximum $3,000 per benefit year.

 

 

 

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