North Carolina § 58-50-285 - Policies and procedures.
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§ 58-50-285. Policies and procedures.
A health benefit plan or insurer shall provide a copy of its policies and procedures to a health care provider prior to execution of a new or amended contract and annually to all contracted health care providers. Such policies and procedures may be provided to the health care provider in hard copy, CD, or other electronic format, and may also be provided by posting the policies and procedures on the Web site of the health plan or insurer. The policies and procedures of a health benefit plan or insurer shall not conflict with or override any term of a contract, including contract fee schedules. In the event of a conflict between a policy or procedure and the language in a contract, the contract language shall prevail. History (2009-352, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2009-352, s. 1, enacted this section as G.S. 58-50-273; it was renumbered as G.S. 58-50-285 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
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Section 58-50-285 ("Policies and procedures.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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