Delaware Code Title 19. Labor § 2346. Hearing upon disagreement on charges for medical and other services and benefits

If any person charged with the payment of medical and other services and the provider to whom said payment is due fail to reach an agreement in regard to such charges, any interested party may notify the Department of the facts.  The Department shall thereupon notice the time and place of hearing sent by certified mail or by secure email with an electronic receipt to all parties in interest.  The Board shall hear and determine the matter.  No party to the proceedings shall have any liability for the payment of charges in excess of the amount deemed reasonable and necessary;  provided, that the provider is subject to the jurisdiction of the Board and made a party to the proceedings.  As provided in § 2320(7) of this title, the Board may, in any case, appoint a disinterested and duly-qualified physician to make any necessary medical examination of the employee and testify in respect thereto.  Such medical examination shall not be referred to as an “Independent Medical Examination” or “IME” in any proceeding or on any document relating to a matter under this chapter;  nor shall any examination, required by the employer, by any other doctor, who is an employee of an insurance company, or who is paid by an insurance company, or who is under contract to an insurance company, be referred to as an “Independent Medical Examination” or “IME.”  The Board may impose a fine not to exceed $500 for each use of the term “Independent Medical Exam” or “IME” in violation of this section.