Sec. 21. (a) An insurer shall each year file with the commissioner a description of the grievance procedure established by the insurer under this chapter, including:
(1) the total number of external grievances handled through the procedure during the preceding calendar year;
(2) a compilation of the causes underlying those grievances; and
(3) a summary of the final disposition of those grievances;
for each independent review organization used by the insurer during the reporting year.
(b) The information required by subsection (a) must be filed with the commissioner on or before March 1 of each year. The commissioner shall:
(1) make the information required to be filed under this section available to the public; and
(2) prepare an annual compilation of the data required under subsection (a) that allows for comparative analysis.
(c) The commissioner may require any additional reports that are necessary and appropriate for the commissioner to carry out the commissioner's duties under this article.
As added by P.L.66-2001, SEC.3 and P.L.203-2001, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.122.
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