41-5910. BINDING NATURE OF EXTERNAL REVIEW DECISION. (1) For a health care benefit plan not subject to the employee retirement income security act of 1974 (ERISA), the external review decision is final and binding on the health carrier and on the covered person. No judicial action or proceeding arising out of the external review decision or the issues determined by the external review decision shall be permitted. For a health care benefit plan subject to ERISA, the external review decision is final and binding on the health carrier; however, should the covered person seek judicial review of the external review decision, then the external review record and decision shall be included as a part of the administrative record for the purpose of review by any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) A covered person may not file a subsequent request for external review involving the same adverse benefit determination or final adverse benefit determination for which the covered person has already received an external review decision pursuant to this chapter.
History:
[41-5910, added 2009, ch. 87, sec. 1, p. 252.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 59 - IDAHO HEALTH CARRIER EXTERNAL REVIEW ACT
Section 41-5901 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 41-5902 - PURPOSE AND INTENT.
Section 41-5903 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 41-5904 - APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE.
Section 41-5905 - NOTICE OF RIGHT TO EXTERNAL REVIEW.
Section 41-5906 - REQUEST FOR EXTERNAL REVIEW.
Section 41-5907 - EXHAUSTION OF INTERNAL GRIEVANCE PROCESS.
Section 41-5908 - STANDARD EXTERNAL REVIEW.
Section 41-5909 - EXPEDITED EXTERNAL REVIEW.
Section 41-5910 - BINDING NATURE OF EXTERNAL REVIEW DECISION.
Section 41-5911 - APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 41-5912 - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 41-5913 - HOLD HARMLESS FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 41-5914 - EXTERNAL REVIEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 41-5915 - FUNDING OF EXTERNAL REVIEW.