South Carolina § 38-71-1950 - Requests for external review.
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§ 38-71-1950. Requests for external review.
(A) All requests for external review must be made in writing to the health carrier.
(B) A covered person or his authorized representative may make a request for an external review of an adverse determination or final adverse determination only when the amount payable for covered benefits is at least five hundred dollars.
(C) A covered person is not entitled to an external review of a retrospective review determination unless the covered person has exhausted the health carrier's internal appeal process and may be held financially responsible for the covered benefits.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 380, SECTION 3A.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-71-1950 ("Requests for external review.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South 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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