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Committee hears bill to limit prior authorization for rehabilitative care after PTs warn delays harm patients
Summary
H 7347 would prohibit insurers from requiring prior authorization for the first episode of rehabilitative care for up to 12 visits and require quick insurer responses. Physical therapists testified that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative overhead and contributes to clinician burnout.
Providence — Representative McGaw introduced H 7347, a bill designed to curb delays caused by insurer prior authorization for rehabilitative care. The bill would block insurers from requiring prior authorization for a new episode of care for up to 12 visits and would require insurers to respond to prior authorization requests within 24 hours when authorization is required.
Physical therapists and the American Physical Therapy Association’s Rhode Island leadership told the committee that prior…
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