58-50-275. Notice contact provisions.
(a) All contracts shall contain a "notice contact" provision listing the name or title and address of the person to whom all correspondence, including proposed amendments and other notices, pertaining to the contractual relationship between parties shall be provided. Each party to a contract shall designate its notice contact under such contract.
(b) Means for sending all notices provided under a contract shall be one or more of the following, calculated as (i) five business days following the date the notice is placed, first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail; (ii) on the day the notice is hand delivered; (iii) for certified or registered mail, the date on the return receipt; or (iv) for commercial courier service, the date of delivery. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of an electronic medium for a communication other than an amendment if agreed to by the insurer and the provider. (2009-352, s. 1; 2009-487, s. 2(b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 50 - General Accident and Health Insurance Regulations.
§ 58-50-1 - Waiver by insurer.
§ 58-50-15 - Conforming to statute.
§ 58-50-25 - Nurses' services.
§ 58-50-26 - Physician services provided by physician assistants.
§ 58-50-30 - Right to choose services of certain providers.
§ 58-50-35 - Notice of nonpayment of premium required before forfeiture.
§ 58-50-45 - Group health or life insurers to notify insurance fiduciaries of obligations.
§ 58-50-46 - Recodified as G.S108A-55.4 by Session Laws 2006-221, s9(a), effective January 1, 2007.
§ 58-50-56 - Insurers, preferred provider organizations, and preferred provider benefit plans.
§ 58-50-56.1 - Exclusive provider organizations, exclusive provider benefit plans.
§ 58-50-56.2 - Exclusive provider organization continuity of care.
§ 58-50-57 - Offsets against provider reimbursement for workers' compensation payments forbidden.
§ 58-50-61 - Utilization review.
§ 58-50-62 - Insurer grievance procedures.
§ 58-50-63 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2005-453, s3, effective July 1, 2005.
§ 58-50-65 - Certain policies of insurance not affected.
§ 58-50-70 - Punishment for violation.
§ 58-50-75 - Purpose, scope, and definitions.
§ 58-50-77 - Notice of right to external review.
§ 58-50-79 - Exhaustion of internal grievance process.
§ 58-50-80 - Standard external review.
§ 58-50-82 - Expedited external review.
§ 58-50-84 - Binding nature of external review decision.
§ 58-50-85 - Approval of independent review organizations.
§ 58-50-87 - Minimum qualifications for independent review organizations.
§ 58-50-89 - Hold harmless for Commissioner and independent review organizations.
§ 58-50-90 - External review reporting requirements.
§ 58-50-92 - Funding of external review.
§ 58-50-93 - Disclosure requirements.
§ 58-50-94 - Selection of independent review organizations.
§ 58-50-100 - Title and reference.
§ 58-50-105 - Purpose and intent.
§ 58-50-112 - Affiliated companies; HMOs.
§ 58-50-115 - Health benefit plans subject to Act.
§ 58-50-125 - Health care plans; formation; approval; offerings.
§ 58-50-130 - Required health care plan provisions.
§ 58-50-131 - Premium rates for health benefit plans; approval authority; hearing.
§ 58-50-149 - Limit on cessions to the Reinsurance Pool.
§ 58-50-150 - North Carolina Small Employer Health Reinsurance Pool.
§ 58-50-275 - Notice contact provisions.
§ 58-50-280 - Contract amendments.
§ 58-50-285 - Policies and procedures.
§ 58-50-292 - Dental provider networks; confidential business information.
§ 58-50-295 - Prohibited contract provisions related to reimbursement rates.