41-5605. EXCEPTIONS. (1) The time periods set forth in section 41-5602, Idaho Code, shall not apply to claims that the insurer reasonably believes involve fraud or misrepresentation by the practitioner or facility or the beneficiary or to instances where the insurer has not been provided the information necessary to evaluate the claim after notice has been given requesting additional information by the insurer as required by section 41-5602(5), Idaho Code.
(2) The time periods set forth in section 41-5602, Idaho Code, shall not apply to claims that the insurer reasonably believes require medical records, including accident reports, for the purpose of investigating whether a claim is valid for subrogation, or the coordination of benefits payable by the insurer with benefits payable by another insurer or payable under federal or state law.
(3) An insurer is not required to comply with the time periods set forth in section 41-5602, Idaho Code, if the insurer is in compliance with a contract with the practitioner or facility which specifies different payment requirements. Payments made within the time periods set forth in section 41-5602, Idaho Code, for the purpose of this chapter, shall be deemed to be made in a reasonable and timely manner.
(4) An insurer is not required to comply with the periods set forth in section 41-5602, Idaho Code, if the fee or premium entitling a beneficiary to insurance benefits has not been paid in full.
(5) An insurer is not required to comply with the time periods set forth in section 41-5602, Idaho Code, if failure to comply is due to an act of God, bankruptcy, an act of a governmental authority responding to an act of God or emergency or the result of a strike, walkout or other labor dispute, or act of terrorism.
History:
[41-5605, added 2004, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 814.]
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