Clinical Criteria updates

Summary: The Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee approved the following Clinical Criteria applicable to the medical drug benefit for Anthem. These policies were developed, revised, or reviewed to support clinical coding edits.

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Please see the explanation/definition for each category of Clinical Criteria below:

• New: newly published criteria
• Revised: addition or removal of medical necessity requirements; new document number

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Please note:

• The Clinical Criteria listed below apply only to the medical drug benefits contained within the member’s medical plan. This does not apply to pharmacy services.
• This notice is meant to inform the provider of new or revised criteria that have been adopted by the health plan only. It does not include details regarding any authorization requirements. Authorization rules are communicated via a separate notice.