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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 58. Insurance § 58-50-75. Purpose, scope, and definitions

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The purpose of this Part is to provide standards for the establishment and maintenance of external review procedures to assure that covered persons have the opportunity for an independent review of an appeal decision upholding a noncertification or a second-level grievance review decision upholding a noncertification, as defined in this Part.

(b) This Part applies to all insurers that offer a health benefit plan and that provide or perform utilization review pursuant to G.S. 58-50-61, the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, and any optional plans or programs operating under Part 2 of Article 3A of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. With respect to second-level grievance review decisions, this Part applies only to second-level grievance review decisions involving noncertification decisions.

(c) In addition to the definitions in G.S. 58-50-61(a), as used in this Part:

(1) “Covered benefits” or “benefits” means those benefits consisting of medical care, provided directly through insurance or otherwise and including items and services paid for as medical care, under the terms of a health benefit plan.

(2) “Covered person” means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, or other individual covered by a health benefit plan. “Covered person” includes another person, including the covered person's health care provider, acting on behalf of the covered person. Nothing in this subdivision shall require the covered person's health care provider to act on behalf of the covered person.

(3) “Independent review organization” or “organization” means an entity that conducts independent external reviews of appeals of noncertifications and second-level grievance review decisions.

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