What does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama consider a medically-supervised diet?
There are two types of medically-supervised diets: • A physician-supervised program consists of nutrition and increased physical activity (including dietitian consultation, low calorie diet and behavioral modification). There must be medical record documentation of program participation by the attending physician of the organized program or the patient’s primary care physician (PCP). Documentation should include patient’s progress or lack of progress. • Participation in programs such as Weight Watchers, LA Weight Loss, Eat Right, etc. There must be medical supervision that includes visits to the patient’s primary care physician (PCP), medical record documentation that the patient is attending a program, and status of the weight loss attempt. Letters do not meet the documentation requirement for either method used as a weight loss program. Medical records must be submitted along with the program records from the patient.
