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Pharmacy Guidelines

Commercially Produced Clinical Criteria Guidelines Used to Determine Medical Necessity of Services for Claim Payment Purposes.

Milliman Care Guidelines are used for the approval and current review of all scheduled and emergency acute inpatient hospital admissions. CMS guidelines are used for the approval and current review of all skilled nursing facility and acute rehabilitation admissions. Home Care and Home Infusion are managed through our online benefits system with occasional backup from the CMS site. All admission types are also subject to Corporate Medical Policy

Internally Produced Clinical Guidelines Used to Determine Medical Necessity of Services for Claim Payment Purposes

Apomorphine (Apokyn Injection)
Arava(leflunomide)
Celebrex (celecoxib)
Drug Utilization Review Criteria
Pimecrolimus (Elidel) Cream
Enteral Food Products, Infant Formulas and Modified Food
Forteo
Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon Injection)
Gowth Hormone Products
Adalimumab (Humira) Injection
Mecasermin (Increlex) Injection
Gefitinib (ZD1 839, Iressa)
Kineret (anakinra) Injection
Pegfilgramistim (Neulasta®)
Nexavar
Non-Formulary Exceptions Policy
Cetririzine (Zyrtec), Fexofenadine (Allegra), Desloratadine, (Clarinex) Fexofenadine/Pseudoephedrine(Allegra-D), Cetirizine/pseudoephedrine (Zyrtec-D 12 Hour)
Tacrolimus (Protopic) Ointment
Modafanil (Provigil)
Quantity Limitation Override Request Procedure
Efalizumab (Raptiva®)
Infliximab (Remicade®)
Retin A/ Tretinoin
Sildenafil (Revatio™) tablet
Revlimid
Montelukast (Singulair)
Sutent
Tarceva (Erlotinib)
Zylfo