What are Quantitative Treatment Limits (QTL)?

What are Quantitative Treatment Limits (QTL)?

QTLs can be measured numerically. Health insurers generally cannot impose a financial requirement (such as copays, coinsurance, deductible) or a QTL (such as the number of outpatient visits or inpatient days covered) on mental health/substance use disorder benefits that are more restrictive than the financial requirement or QTL that apply to most – but not all – medical surgical benefits in the same classification.

What are Quantitative Treatment Limits (QTL)?