State Laws

Search state statutes and regulations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to find out what rights you have in your state and what other states are doing to empower physicians and patients in the face of health insurer market power.

State Law

Dept. of Prof. & Fin. Regulation-Chapter 850-Health Plan Accountability

05/02/2025 Maine Sections 1-10

Purpose; Authority; Applicability and Scope; Affordable Care Act; Definitions; Quality Assurance Standards; Access to Services; Adverse Health Care Treatment Decisions; Grievance Register and Grievance Procedures; Reporting Requirements; Effective Date

Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Network Adequacy, Retroactive Denial, State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, U.R. Criteria
State Law

The Laws Of New York-Consolidated Laws-Public Health-Article 49-Title 1. Certification of Agents and Utilization Review Process

08/16/2023 New York Section 4904

Appeal of adverse determinations by utilization review agents

State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines
State Law

Missouri Statutes-Title XXIV-Chapter 376. Life, Health and Accident Ins-Health Care Utilization Review

08/09/2023 Missouri Section 376.1385

Second-level review procedures

State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines
State Law

General Statutes of Connecticut-Title 38a-Chapter 700c. Health Insurance

07/29/2023 Connecticut Section 38a-591e

Internal grievance process of adverse determinations based on medical necessity. Expedited review of adverse determinations of urgent care requests.

State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines
State Law

Rhode Island Code of Regs-Title 230-Chapter 20-Subchapter 30-Part 14. Benefit Determination and Utilization Review

08/22/2023 Rhode Island Part 14. Benefit Determination and Utilization Review

Benefit Determination and Utilization Review

Retroactive Denial, State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, U.R. Criteria
Ama Policy

Notification, Precertification, and Appeals for Medications and Imaging Studies D-320.992

10/15/2019
State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines
Ama Policy

Third Party Payer Quantity Limits H-185.942

08/29/2023
ERISA-Med. Nec. Appeals-Deadlines, ERISA-Med. Nec. Decisions-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, Step Therapy Override, U.R. Criteria
State Law

West Virginia Code-Chapter 33-Article 25A. Health Maintenance Organization Act

07/10/2023 West Virginia Section 33-25A-8S

Prior authorization

State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, U.R. Criteria
State Law

West Virginia Code-Chapter 33-Article 25. Health Care Corporations

07/10/2023 West Virginia Section 33-25-8P

Prior authorization

State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, U.R. Criteria
State Law

West Virginia Code-Chapter 33-Article 24. Hospital, Medical, Dental, and Health Service Corporations

07/10/2023 West Virginia Section 33-24-7S

Prior authorization

State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, U.R. Criteria