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deemed to have consented to submitting necessary records and other
information concerning any health care or health services provided
for utilization review pursuant to this section and to have agreed
to comply with any decision of the board pursuant to this section.

 
6. Explanation of care or services. If a health facility or
health care provider provides health care or a health service
that is not usually associated with, is longer in duration in
time than, is more frequent than, or extends over a greater
number of days than that health care or service usually does with
the diagnosis or condition for which the patient is being
treated, the health facility or health care provider may be
required by the insurance carrier, self-insurer or group self-
insurer to explain the necessity or the reasons why in writing.

 
7. Excessive charges, unjustified treatment. If an insurance
carrier, self-insurer or group self-insurer determines that a
health facility or health care provider has made any excessive
charges or required unjustified treatment, hospitalization or
visits, the health facility or health care provider may not
receive payment under this chapter from the insurance carrier,
self-insurer or group self-insurer for the excessive fees or
unjustified treatment, hospitalization or visits, and is liable
to return to the insurance carrier any such fees or charges
already collected. The board may review the records and medical
bills of any health facility or health care provider with regard
to a claim that an insurance carrier, self-insurer or group self-
insurer has determined is not in compliance with the schedule of
charges or requires unjustified treatment, hospitalization or
office visits.

 
8. Inappropriate services. If an insurance carrier
determines that a health facility or health care provider
improperly overutilized or otherwise rendered or ordered
inappropriate health care or health services, or that the cost of
the care or services was inappropriate, the health facility or
health care provider may appeal to the board regarding that
determination pursuant to procedures provided for under the
system of utilization review.

 
9. Penalties. Any health facility or health care provider
that knowingly submits false or misleading records or other
information to an insurance carrier, self-insurer or group self-
insurer or the board is guilty of a Class D crime.


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