Penalties

Penalties (1) A failure by a health insurance issuer to comply with the deadlines and other requirements specified in this act shall result in any health care services subject to review to be automatically deemed authorized by the health insurance issuer or its contracted private review agent. (2) A private review agent, health benefit plan or health insurance issuer. The failure of a private review agent, health benefit plan or health insurance issuer to comply with the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §§ 83-5-901 through 83-5-937 or the provisions of this Regulation shall subject said entity to the penalty provisions as provided in Miss. Code Ann. § 83-5-933. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 83-5-901 through 83-5-937. Rule 19. 25. Severability If any provision of this Regulation, or the application of the provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Regulation, and the application of the provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected.