Question

instructions: select the most appropriate response.
the outpatient pretreatment authorization plan (opap) requires preauthorization of:
a. coordinated home health and hospice care
b. skilled nursing services in a residential setting or skilled nursing facility
c. outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services
d. outpatient mental health and drug counseling services

Explanation:

The OPAP (Outpatient Pretreatment Authorization Plan) is specifically related to outpatient services. Option a involves home health and hospice care which may not be the main focus of OPAP. Option b is about skilled nursing in residential/skilled nursing facility settings which is more inpatient - like in some aspects. Option d is about mental health and drug counseling services which may have different authorization processes. Option c, outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services, is the type of outpatient service that OPAP typically requires preauthorization for.

Answer:

C. outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services