Responsibility for Prior Authorization. The Participating Provider ordering the hospitalization or Surgery for a Covered Person shall obtain Prior Authorization. The Covered Person shall not be responsible for obtaining Prior Authorization and shall not be liable for any penalty. The Non-Participating Provider or the Covered Person shall be responsible for obtaining Prior Authorization required by the Company prior to the hospitalization or Surgery. In the event a Covered Person is admitted to a Hospital for an Emergency, required authorization consists of notifying Company (i) within forty eight (48) hours of the admission if it occurs on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday; or (ii) within seventy-two (72) hours if it occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, and, in either case, receiving Company's authorization for the admission. PPACA Emergency Services shall not require Prior Authorization, and such services provided by Non-Participating Providers shall not require any notification or other administrative requirement other than what is required when provided by Participating Providers. Prior Authorization denials shall be handled pursuant to the PPACA Claims Procedure Requirements provided in §6.7, to the extent required by PPACA.
