June 10, 2019

The purpose of this regulation is to reflect changes to bring the Benefit Determination and Utilization Review Act to current national protective standards to assure that benefit determination agencies maintain timely approval and payment for covered health care services to health care entity beneficiaries. In addition, it provides clarity for in these regulations assure quality, […]

June 3, 2019

Administrative Letter 2019-02 was issued to provide guidance for the submission of complaint system filings, notice and policy form requirements to comply with the provisions of Chapter 826 (House Bill 1915) and Chapter 840 (Senate Bill 1161) enacted by the General Assembly during its 2019 legislative session. To view the Administrative Letter, please click here.

April 15, 2019

Sections 38.2-3559 through 38.2-3562 of the Code of Virginia relating to health carriers, expedited reviews of adverse coverage determinations, exhaustion of internal reviews and cancer patients was enacted on April 3, 2019. To view the enacted bills, please click here.

March 25, 2019

A bulletin was issued regarding the Annual Survey on Health Insurance requirement that is applicable to all insurers authorized to transact health insurance business in the state of Alaska and other interested parties. To view the bulletin, please click here.

March 12, 2019

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently held that United Behavioral Health illegally denied mental health and substance use coverage based on flawed medical necessity criteria. To view the full decision, please click here.

December 11, 2018

The 2017 Maryland Report on the Health Care Appeals & Grievances Law, MSAR #6, was recently issued on December 1, 2018. To view the report, please click here.

November 26, 2018

Section 4530.40 has been amended to make the deadline for health carriers to submit an external review report to the Director of Insurance consistent with PA 99-537, which became effective January 1, 2017. To view the amendment, click here.

November 19, 2018

Part 4520 has been amended to recognize the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care among the list of accreditors from which utilization organizations may receive accreditation and qualify for reduced registration and renewal fees. To view these amendments, click here.

October 30, 2018

On October 11, 2018, Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Cassie Brown adopted amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §134.600, Preauthorization, Concurrent Utilization Review, and Voluntary Certification of Health Care. The adopted amendments were filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 12, 2018, and published in the October 26, 2018 issue of the Texas Register. […]

October 29, 2018

Rhode Island Department of Health is proposing to repeal 216-RICR-40-10-20 because the statutory authority under which it was created has been repealed and transferred to the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner. To view the status of this regulation, click here.