La. Admin. Code tit. 37 § XIII-6201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XIII-6201 - Purpose

A. The purpose of this regulation is:

1. to establish the standards and criteria for the structure and operation of utilization review and benefit determination processes designed to facilitate ongoing assessment and management of health care services;

2. to provide the standards for the establishment and maintenance of procedures by health insurance issuers to assure that covered persons have the opportunity for the appropriate resolution of internal and external appeals; and

3. to provide uniform standards for the establishment and maintenance of an internal claims and appeals process and external review procedures to assure that covered persons have the opportunity for an independent review of an adverse determination or final adverse determination.

La. Admin. Code tit. 37, § XIII-6201

Promulgated by the Department of Insurance, Office of the Commissioner, LR 41:2173 (October 2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with RS. 22:2452.