Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS)

Medicaid

ABA billing requirements · Source: Arizona AHCCCS — ABA Covered Services

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Verified 2026-03-01

Authorization Requirements

Requires prior auth Yes

Initial auth duration1 months

Renewal auth duration3 months

Submission deadlineN/A

Unit tracking cadenceTotal

Requires FBA Yes

Diagnostic eval validityN/A

Re-eval cadenceN/A

Documentation Requirements

Parent signatures required Yes

Start/stop times required Yes

Treatment plan componentsBaseline data, Target behaviors, Methods

Progress summary cadenceEvery 6 months

Policy Notes

Prior authorization is required for behavioral health treatment in psychiatric units, psychiatric specialty hospitals, RTCs, subacute detox facilities, and BHRFs. Initial authorization for RTCs is 30 days. Continued authorization for IOP SUD treatment is every 12 weeks, and for IOP psychiatric treatment is every 30 days. The document does not explicitly mention ABA services.

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Official policy source:Arizona AHCCCS — ABA Covered Services

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Data last verified: 2026-03-01 · Confidence: Low · See our methodology

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