Sec.38a-591-7. Grievance procedures

(a) Each health carrier shall file with the commissioner a copy of the written procedures, including all forms used to process requests, for (1) the review of grievances of adverse determinations that were based, in whole or in part, on medical necessity, (2) the expedited review of grievances of adverse determinations of urgent care requests, including concurrent review urgent care requests involving an admission, availability of care, continued stay or health care service for a covered person who has received emergency services but has not been discharged from a facility, and (3) notifying covered persons or covered persons' authorized representatives of such adverse determinations.

(b) Each health carrier shall file with the commissioner an initial copy of such procedures, including all forms used to process requests, no later than September 1, 2012 and any subsequent material modifications to such procedures no later than one month following implementation of the modification.

(Effective September 4, 2012)