Passport by Molina Healthcare's UM Department is designed to provide comprehensive health care management by managing utilization services and benefits effectively and efficiently.
UM Decision Making
Passport follows a hierarchy of medical necessity decision-making, with federal and state regulations taking precedence. The following medical necessity criteria are used and available to contracted providers:
- Applicable federal or state mandates and guidelines as required
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Molina WA Merge Criteria - Molina Medicaid prior authorization (PA) criteria which includes Health Care Authority (HCA) guidance on certain procedures
- Molina WA Pharmacy Criteria - Policies and guidelines intended to be a resource for relevant information about drugs, treatment and coverage
- Passport Clinical Policy - Corporate guidance documents addressing new or existing technology
- InterQual® Criteria (secure provider portal)
Providers can contact Passport at (855) 322-4082 to obtain criteria used to make a final determination.
Helpful Web Addresses
- Prior Authorization forms are available at Frequently Used Forms
- Log in to Passport Provider Portal here
- Providers may also access the Molina Provider Portal for additional clinical criteria (e.g., InterQual®) and PA information
Contact Utilization Staff
Providers can contact us at our toll-free number (800) 869-7185 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST, Monday - Friday. We are available to discuss any utilization management requirements, processes or procedures.
Peer-to-Peer Discussion and Reconsideration Process
For Medicaid or Marketplace members:
In order to avoid the appeal process, providers can request a Peer-to-Peer discussion with a Passport Medical Director. The requesting provider has 10 business days for inpatient, or within 5 business days of discharge, and 10 business days of pre-service from receipt of the adverse benefit determination (denial) notification (verbal or fax notification), or any time before a decision is made, to schedule a Peer-to-Peer.
If the Peer-to-Peer request is made more than 10 business days after the adverse benefit determination (denial) notification (or the member has discharged more than 5 business days from an inpatient facility):
- Passport will instruct the requesting provider to file an appeal on behalf of the member. You must have written consent from the member to appeal on their behalf.
- Once an appeal is formally requested and filed, any notes from the Peer-to-Peer will be reviewed during the appeal process.
- If a Passport Medical Director requests additional information during a Peer-to-Peer, the additional information must be submitted to Passport Health within 2 business days of the discussion in order to be considered during the Peer-to-Peer process. If the information is received after this timeframe, the initial decision will be upheld.
Scheduling a Peer-to-Peer
Please call (425) 398-2603 to request and schedule a Peer-to-Peer discussion. Passport Medical Directors will be available to schedule a Peer-to-Peer Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST, excluding holidays. For Advance Imaging (AI) authorizations, please call (855) 714-2415 (option 1). A Passport Medical Director will call you at your scheduled date and time, at the direct number provided.
When scheduling a Peer-to-Peer, you will be asked to provide:
- Member name, date of birth, and Passport Health Plan ID number, if available
- The authorization request the provider would like to discuss
- New clinical information to be faxed for review prior to the Peer-to-Peer
- Direct contact number for the provider (not a pager)
NOTE: Peer-to-Peer discussions will not be scheduled if a formal member appeal has already been filed. Peer-to-Peer discussions are for medical necessity denials, not administrative denials.
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