Accreditation and approval of review agent; determination; new certificate of registration; order to cease activities
Ind. Code § 27-8-17-14
in effectSec. 14. (a) The department may, according to the rules adopted under section 20 of this chapter, determine that a utilization review agent satisfies the requirements set forth in section 11 of this chapter if the utilization review agent:
(1) has, at the time of issuance of the agent's certificate of registration, received; and
(2) maintains;
the approval or accreditation of a utilization review accreditation organization that has been approved by the department for the purposes of this section. The department may not make a determination under this subsection before July 1, 1993.
(b) If a utilization review agent:
(1) is determined to satisfy the requirements of section 11 of this chapter by obtaining accreditation from a utilization review accreditation organization; and
(2) subsequently loses the accreditation from the accrediting organization;
the utilization review agent must, within sixty (60) days after losing its accreditation, obtain a new certificate of registration under this chapter to continue to conduct utilization review in Indiana. During the sixty (60) day period, the utilization review agent may continue to conduct utilization review subject to all other requirements of this chapter, unless ordered to cease under subsection (c).
(c) If the department determines, before the expiration of the sixty (60) day period referred to in subsection (b), that the utilization review agent cannot satisfy the requirements for issuance of a certificate of registration under this chapter, the department shall order the utilization review agent to immediately cease all utilization review activities in Indiana.
As added by P.L.128-1992, SEC.1.
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