Idaho lawmakers introduced a bill Feb. 12 that would incentivize some physicians providing preceptorship training to graduate students — mainly in rural and underserved areas — by cutting Medicaid prior authorization requirements.
Primary care, psychiatric or OB-GYN doctors completing at least 360 hours of preceptorship training, or uncompensated mentorship, annually with a minimum of 60% of those hours in certain rural regions would qualify for a one-year prior authorization exemption. This would cut requirements for medically necessary services billed to the state’s Medicaid plans starting the following calendar year.
The training assists doctor of osteopathy and physician assistant graduate students throughout the state.
Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare would need to confirm these hours and administer the exemption. Annual participation per speciality is limited to 100 doctors.
