Provider manuals and guides
Clear Health Alliance (CHA) is committed to supporting you in providing quality care and services to the members in our network. Here you will find information for assessing coverage options, guidelines for clinical utilization management (UM), practice policies and support for delivering benefits to our members.
Provider manual
CHA’s provider manual provides key administrative information, including the quality improvement program, the UM program, quality standards for participation, claims appeals, and reimbursement and administration policies.
View or download the provider manual.
Additional Resources
- HEDIS Desktop Reference Guide 2025
- HEDIS Well Child and Immunization Coding Bulletin 2024
- HEDIS Cat II Coding Bulletin 2024
- HEDIS Desktop Reference Guide 2024
- Electronic Clinical Data Systems coding booklet
- HEDIS ECDS Prenatal and Postpartum Care Coding Bulletin 2023
- HEDIS Desktop Reference Guide 2023
- Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
- Continuity of care
- Summary of Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
- How is Clear Health Alliance different from other Medicaid health plans?
- Provider manual — Shingles vaccine benefit
- Provider Digital Engagement Supplement
Medical Policies and Clinical UM Guidelines
Medical policy addresses the medical necessity of new services or procedures and new applications of existing services or procedures. Clinical UM Guidelines focus on detailed selection criteria, goal length of stay, and location for generally accepted technologies or services.
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Introducing a new clinical criteria web page
- Member Preventive Health Care Guidelines
- September 2018 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines List
- November 2018 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines List
- March 2019 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines List
- Mar 2019 Medical Policies and Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines update
- November 2019 Medical Policies and Clinical UM Guidelines update
- August 2019 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines List
- February 2020 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- May 2020 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- August 2020 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- November 2020 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- May 2021 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- August 2021 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- November 2021 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- February 2022 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- Updated: August 2022 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- Updated: November 2022 Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines
- Clinical Utilization Management Criteria February 2023
- Clinical Utilization Management Criteria May 2023
- August 2023 Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines
- November 2023 Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines
- February 2024 Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines
- May 2024 Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines