North Carolina General Statutes
Article 50 - General Accident and Health Insurance Regulations.
§ 58-50-89 - Hold harmless for Commissioner and independent review organizations.

58-50-89. Hold harmless for Commissioner and independent review organizations.
The Commissioner, an independent review organization, or a clinical peer reviewer working on behalf of an independent review organization shall not be liable for damages to any person for any opinions rendered during or upon completion of an external review conducted under this Part, unless the opinion was rendered in bad faith or involved gross negligence. (2001-446, s. 4.5; 2002-187, s. 3.3; 2019-179, s. 6(c).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 58 - Insurance

Article 50 - General Accident and Health Insurance Regulations.

§ 58-50-1 - Waiver by insurer.

§ 58-50-5 - Application.

§ 58-50-15 - Conforming to statute.

§ 58-50-20 - Age limit.

§ 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.

§ 58-50-40 - Willful failure to pay group insurance premiums; willful termination of a group health plan; notice to persons insured; penalty; restitution; examination of insurance transactions.

§ 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.

§ 58-50-110 - Definitions.

§ 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.

§ 58-50-151 - (Recodified as § 58-51-116 effective July 1, 2002) ERISA plans may not require Medicaid to pay first.

§ 58-50-270 - Definitions.

§ 58-50-275 - Notice contact provisions.

§ 58-50-280 - Contract amendments.

§ 58-50-285 - Policies and procedures.

§ 58-50-290 - Health benefit plans or insurers contracting for provision of dental services; no limitation on fees for noncovered services or on methods of claims payment.

§ 58-50-292 - Dental provider networks; confidential business information.

§ 58-50-295 - Prohibited contract provisions related to reimbursement rates.

§ 58-50-300 - Health benefit plans or insurers contracting for provision of vision services or materials; no limitation on fees for noncovered services or materials.