CalCPA ProtectPlus

Hospital is a facility which provides diagnosis, treatment and care of persons who need acute inpatient hospital care under the supervision of physicians. It must be licensed as a general acute care hospital according to state and local laws. It must also be registered as a general hospital by the American Hospital Association and meet accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

For the limited purpose of inpatient care for the acute phase of a mental or nervous disorder, severe mental disorder, or substance abuse, “hospital” also includes psychiatric health facilities.

Contracting Hospital is a hospital which has a Standard Hospital Contract in effect with the claims administrator to provide care to beneficiaries. A contracting hospital is not necessarily a participating provider. A list of contracting hospitals will be sent on request.

Participating Hospital is a hospital which has a claims administrator’s Participating Agreement in effect with the claims administrator, as appropriate, at the time services are rendered. Participating hospitals agree to accept the negotiated rate as payment in full for covered services. Participating hospitals agree to participate in procedures established to review the utilization of hospital services. Hospital services determined to be unnecessary, according to these utilization review procedures, are not covered by the plan. A list of participating hospitals is available upon request from the plan administrator, as appropriate.

Hospital Facilities:

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Anthem Blue Cross is currently in active negotiations with Children’s Hospital of Central California, located in Madera county.  Anthem’s contract with this provider is currently scheduled to terminate as of 6/8/09,  if an agreement is not made with  this facility. 

Should this occur, alternative facilities that members can use in this area include Fresno Heart Hospital, St. Agnes Medical Center or Community Medical Center of Fresno.