{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176a-8hh","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, § 8HH","heading":"Preauthorization for substance abuse treatment not to be required","body":"Section 8HH. For the purposes of this section the term ''substance abuse treatment'' shall include: early intervention services for substance use disorder treatment; a substance use disorder evaluation, as defined in section 511/2 of chapter 111; outpatient services including medically assisted therapies; intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services; residential or inpatient services, not covered under section 8II; and medically managed intensive inpatient services, not covered under said section 8II.\nAny contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan which is delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall not require a member to obtain a preauthorization for substance abuse treatment if the provider is certified or licensed by the department of public health.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176A/Section8HH","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:13Z","sha256":"025f5c9b37d9174541cc8949e420a9a9d52d65527145859033e65e27ee952164","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176a-8gg","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176a-8ii"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}