The Independent External Review Program is hereby established in the department. The program shall provide covered persons with a formal, independent review to address disagreements between the covered person and the covered person's insurer regarding an adverse determination made by the insurer, its designee, or a private review agent. This section and KRS 304.17A-623 and 304.17A-625 establish requirements and procedures governing external review and independent review entities.
KRS 304.17A-621
Independent External Review Program established
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Knotts v. Zurich Insurance Co. (2006)
Most recently applied in Hamilton Mutual Insurance Co. of Cincinnati v. Buttery (January 2007)
Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky
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