Utah Admin. Code 590-249-5

Current through Bulletin 2024-19, October 1, 2024
Section R590-249-5 - Examples

The following are examples of permissible policy limitations or exclusions and are not all inclusive:

(1) a charge in connection with reconstructive or plastic surgery that may have a limited benefit, such as a chemical peel that does not alleviate a functional impairment;
(2) a complication relating to services and supplies for, or in connection with:
(a) gastric or intestinal bypass;
(b) gastric stapling;
(c) a similar surgical procedure to facilitate weight loss;
(d) a procedure related to the reversal or revision of a procedure in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c); or
(e) any direct complication or consequence of a procedure in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(d);
(3) a complication due to infection from a cosmetic procedure, except in a case of reconstructive surgery:
(a) when the service is incidental to or follows a surgery resulting from trauma, infection, or other disease of the involved part; or
(b) related to a congenital disease or anomaly of a covered dependent child that has resulted in functional defect; or
(4) a complication that results from an injury or illness resulting from voluntary participation in an illegal activity described in Section R590-227-4.

Utah Admin. Code R590-249-5

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-15, effective 7/25/2023