Louisiana § RS 22:2444 - Funding of external review
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§ RS 22:2444. Funding of external review
A. The health insurance issuer against which a request for a standard external review or an expedited external review is filed shall pay the cost of the independent review organization for conducting the external review, and no fee or other charge may be levied upon a covered person for any costs of an external review.
B.(1) The amount charged by the independent review organization as the cost to be paid by the health insurance issuer shall be a reasonable amount for the actual review performed. The independent review organization shall provide adequate documentation to the health insurance issuer justifying the amount charged.
(2) A health insurance issuer that believes that the amount charged for a review by an independent review organization is not reasonable may appeal those charges to the commissioner. In conducting the appeal, the commissioner shall review the amount charged, make a determination regarding the reasonableness of the amount charged, and, if warranted, may order an appropriate reduction. The commissioner may request additional information from the independent review organization, the health insurance issuer, or other independent review organizations or healthcare providers in making his determination.
Acts 2013, No. 326, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 35, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 22:2444 ("Funding of external review") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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