Private Duty Nursing

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan requires prior authorization for private duty nursing as follows.

Service Members Managed by
Private Duty Nursing* Some Blue Cross commercial groups Blue Cross Utilization Management — Submit through the e-referral system.

For information about private duty nursing for Blue Care Network commercial and BCN AdvantageSM members, see the BCN Private Duty Nursing page.

How to submit prior authorization requests

To learn how to submit requests, see our Getting Started page.

Submit requests before providing services.

Resources for private duty nursing

*Not all groups have private duty nursing as a benefit. Check each member’s eligibility and benefits prior to performing services.