§ 27-41-40 - Certified counselors in mental health and therapists in marriage and family practice.
SECTION 27-41-40
§ 27-41-40 Certified counselors in mentalhealth and therapists in marriage and family practice. – (a) Every individual or group policy or contract delivered, issued for deliveryor renewed by a health maintenance organization in this state shall, whendeemed medically necessary by the health maintenance organization in accordancewith its standard medical management protocols as approved by the healthdepartment and within the contractual benefit limits, provide coverage for theservices of counselors in mental health licensed pursuant to § 5-63.2-9and therapists in marriage and family practice licensed pursuant to §5-63.2-10.
(b) It shall remain within the sole discretion of the healthmaintenance organization as to which certified counselors in mental health andcertified therapists in marriage and family practice it shall contract with.Nothing contained in this section shall require the health maintenanceorganization to provide coverage other than in conjunction with a relatedmedical illness.