West Virginia Code
Article 45. Ethics and Fairness in Insurer Business Practices
§33-45-3. Damages, Attorney Fees and Costs Available to Providers Upon Insurer's Violation of Article or Breach of Contract Provisions

Any provider who suffers loss as the result of an insurer's violation of any provision of this article or an insurer's breach of any provider contract provision required by this article is entitled to initiate an action to recover actual damages. The commissioner shall not be deemed to be a "trier of fact" for purposes of this section.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 33. Insurance

Article 45. Ethics and Fairness in Insurer Business Practices

§33-45-1. Definitions

§33-45-2. Minimum Fair Business Standards Contract Provisions Required; Processing and Payment of Health Care Services; Provider Claims; Commissioner's Jurisdiction

§33-45-3. Damages, Attorney Fees and Costs Available to Providers Upon Insurer's Violation of Article or Breach of Contract Provisions

§33-45-4. Providers Invoking Rights Protected

§33-45-5. Commissioner Authorized to Propose Rules

§33-45-6. Commissioner's Authority

§33-45-7. Contractual Alternative Reimbursement Arrangements

§33-45-8. Exemptions