Obesity services outside of mandated services are not explicitly mentioned however, Licensed dietitians employed by or under contract with physicians may provide nutritional counseling services to recipients age 20 and under. KANSAS Kansas Health Policy Authority Nutritional Assessment/Counseling Pharmaceutical Therapy Bariatric Surgery, Adults: None found. Prior authorization required. Provider Manual was inaccessible with weblink on state Medicaid agencies website Open or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass (RYGB), open or laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), with or CPT without duodenal switch (DS), or laparoscopic adjustable MediKan (Traditional FFS Medicaid): None silicone gastric banding (LASGB) will be considered medically necessary when selection criteria are met. EPSDT: Provider Manual was inaccessible with weblink on state Must meet either 1 (adults) or 2 (adolescents): Medicaid agencies website 1. For adults aged 18 or older, presence of severe obesity that has persisted for at least the last 2 years (24 months), documented in contemporaneous clinical records, defined as any one of the following: Body mass index (BMI) exceeding 40
Obesity services outside of mandated services are not explicitly mentioned however, Licensed dietitians employed by or under contract with physicians may provide nutritional counseling services to recipients age 20 and under. KANSAS Kansas Health Policy Authority Nutritional Assessment/Counseling Pharmaceutical Therapy Bariatric Surgery, Adults: Provider Manual was inaccessible with weblink on state Medicaid agencies website CPT MediKan (Traditional FFS Medicaid): None EPSDT: Provider Manual was inaccessible with weblink on state Medicaid agencies website None found. Prior authorization required. Open or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass (RYGB), open or laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), with or without duodenal switch (DS), or laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) will be considered medically necessary when selection criteria are met. Must meet either 1 (adults) or 2 (adolescents): 1. For adults aged 18 or older, presence of severe obesity that has persisted for at least the last 2 years (24 months), documented in contemporaneous clinical records, defined as any one of the following: Body mass index (BMI) exceeding 40