Coverage Eligibility of Services Associated With a Clinical Trial For Non Grandfathered Plans
BCBSAZ covers usual and customary (standard, non-investigational) services associated with an eligible clinical trial under non-grandfathered group and individual plans, on and off exchange. Eligibility requires documentation that the individual or provider notified BCBSAZ of the clinical trial enrollment and that participation in any phase is voluntary, and the covered services include laboratory and radiology services, physician services for consultations, medical assessments and follow-up visits, medical diagnostic and/or surgical procedures, and FDA approved medications that are approved for the requested indication or are off-label uses recognized as safe and effective by the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium with Categories of Evidence and Consensus of 1 or 2A. Investigational medications or devices, items or services that are the subject of the clinical study or provided solely for data collection, costs of managing the research, and non-health services such as travel, transportation and lodging are not eligible for coverage.