1996 HIPAA laws mandate that insurance companies cannot require precertification for:

a. maternity hospitalizations.
b. psychiatric hospitalizations.
c. substance abuse treatment hospitalizations.
d. detoxification treatment hospitalizations.


Answer: a

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