Enforcement and administration

Enforcement and administration The Department may issue a cease-and-desist order or require a private review agent or health insurance issuer to submit a plan of correction for violation of Miss. Code Ann. §§ 83-5-901 through 83-5-937. The Department may impose upon a private review agent, health benefit plan or health insurance issuer an administrative fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per violation for failure to submit a requested plan of correction, failure to comply with its plan of correction, or repeated violations of this act. All hearings related to the enforcement and administration of this act shall be in accordance with 19 Miss. Admin. Code Part 1, Ch. 15, as may be amended from time to time. All fines collected by the Department under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund. Upon receipt of a complaint by any person or his or her treating physician who has evidence that his or her health insurance issuer or health benefit plan is in violation of the provisions contained in Miss. Code Ann. §§ 83-5-901 through 83-5-937, these regulations, the Department shall review all complaints received and investigate all complaints that it deems a potential violation in accordance with normal Department policies and procedures and in a fair, efficient ant timely manner