Facility Did Not Meet Plan’s Definition Of Residential Treatment Facility, Judge Says

(September 26, 2017, 3:04 PM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah federal judge on Sept. 11 determined that a health insurer properly denied a claim for benefits because the facility where the insured sought treatment did not meet the health plan’s definition of a residential treatment facility and the plaintiffs failed to obtain precertification as required (Michael P., et al. v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-439, D. Utah, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146671)....