Service Authorization Requests (SARs)

  1. Are the equivalent of Medi-Cal TARS

  2. Are used in place of a TAR by the provider when billing CCS

  3. Should be obtained prior to treatment

  4. Available for the CCS eligible condition only. (all other conditions should be billed to Medi-Cal, to the clients own health insurance or responsible party)

 

A.   SAR Overview and Information

B.   SAR Tools

C.   SAR Forms:

     1.  New CCS Client

     2.  Existing CCS Client

     3.  Dental

D.  CCS Service Code Groupings (SGCs)

This section identifies California Children’s Services (CCS) Service Code Groupings (SCGs). 

An SCG is a group of procedure codes authorized to a CCS-approved provider for the provision of a group of related health care services that are authorized through the Service Authorization Request (SAR) process.  

An SCG SAR enables the provider to render care to a CCS client without obtaining repeated procedure-specific SARs.

Service CodeAuthorizes
Group 01Physician Services
Group 02Special Care Centers
Group 03Transplant Centers
Group 04Communication Disorder Centers Service
Group 05Cochlear Implant Centers Service
Group 06High Risk Infant (HRI) Follow-Up Service
Group 07Orthopedic Surgeon
Group 08RHC/FQHC Service
Group 09Chronic Dialysis Clinic
Group 10Ophthamology
Group 11Medical Therapy
Group 12Podiatry Service

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