APPEALS
CASE MANAGEMENT
AUTHORIZATIONS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
AUTH GUIDELINES
100

A provider has how many days from a denial or modification to submit an appeal?

What is 90 days?

100

This email box receives case management referrals.

What is CHACM@choc.org?

100

Extensions are never allowed for these authorizations.

What are Injectable Authorizations?

100

CHA no longer handles these requests as of July 1, 2026.

What are PCP Changes?

100

Lay Language must be entered for these four decision types.

What is Approvals, Denials, Modifications, and Redirects.

200

These three decision types can be appealed.

What are Modified, Denied, and Redirect/Carve-Out?

200

This person should be copied on all case management referrals.

Who is Liz Grant?

200

DME rentals are eligible for extensions.

What is False?

200

For PCP changes, members should be referred here.

What is CalOptima Member Services?

200

Before processing any retro authorization request, what must be verified first?

Member eligibility on the date of service.

300

A physician can request this discussion with the Medical Director regarding an authorization decision.

What is a Peer-to-Peer Review?

300

Providers can find the case management referral form at this location.

What is the CHA website/provider manual?

300

Most authorizations can be extended up to this many months from the authorization action date.

What is 8 months?

300

The age at which CalOptima Medi-Cal members age out of pediatric capitation.

What is 21 years old?

300

What email group is contacted to verify member eligibility?

What is CHOC_Elig? 

400

A provider resubmits a denied request within 90 days and includes new clinical information.

What is a Provider Appeal?

400

Parents requesting case management should provide member name, DOB, phone number, and this.

What is a brief description of the reason for case management?

400

An authorization expired 20 days ago. It may still be processed as this.

What is an Extension Request?

400

An Out-of-Network Second Opinion requires review by this department.

What is clinical review?

400

What auth status is entered for an EZ-Net request when eligibility confirms the member is not active?

What is J - Pt is not eligible with IPA?

500

A member should contact this organization directly to file an appeal or grievance.

What is CalOptima?

500

This person conducts inpatient follow-up calls and can be reached at 714-509-7043.

Who is Frances Rocha?

500

An authorization expired more than this number of days ago and generally requires a new request.

What is 30 days?

500

An In-Network Second Opinion is processed using these guidelines.

What are Normal Authorization Guidelines?

500

What is the first action when EZ-Net documents do not match the selected member?

Verify it was submitted via EZ-Net and contact the provider office to cancel/resubmit correctly.