1999 Minnesota Statutes

  62Q.30 Repealed, 1999 c 239 s 43 

*   NOTE:  This section was also amended by Laws 1999, chapter 
*177, section 58, to read as follows:  

*   "62Q.30   Expedited fact finding and dispute resolution 
*process.  

*   The commissioner shall establish an expedited fact finding 
*and dispute resolution process to assist enrollees of health 
*plan companies with contested treatment, coverage, and service 
*issues to be in effect July 1, 2001.  If the disputed issue 
*relates to whether a service is appropriate and necessary, the 
*commissioner shall issue an order only after consulting with 
*appropriate experts knowledgeable, trained, and practicing in 
*the area in dispute, reviewing pertinent literature, and 
*considering the availability of satisfactory alternatives.  The 
*commissioner shall take steps including but not limited to 
*fining, suspending, or revoking the license of a health plan 
*company that is the subject of repeated orders by the 
*commissioner that suggests a pattern of inappropriate 
*underutilization."