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1 Utilization Management Utilization Management (UM) is an organization-wide, interdisciplinary approach to balancing quality, risk, and cost concerns in the provision of patient care. It is the process of evaluating the medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of health care services. UM describes proactive procedures, such as precertification, concurrent planning, discharge planning, and clinical case appeals. It also covers processes, such as concurrent clinical reviews and appeals introduced by the provider, payer, or patient. The goal of UM is to maintain the quality and efficiency of health care delivery by caring for patients at the appropriate level of care, coordinating health care benefits, ensuring the least costly but most effective treatment benefit, and the presence of medical necessity. This goal is accomplished through the use of nationally accepted, evidence-based clinical guidelines. The purpose of the UM program at Health Republic Insurance of New York is to identify, monitor, evaluate, and resolve issues that may result in inefficient delivery of care; or that may have an impact on resources, services, and patient outcomes. Utilization Management at Health Republic is accomplished through proactive data analysis, Utilization Review, Case Management, and Referral Management. Health Republic s Participating Provider Network: Health Republic Insurance of New York s network of Providers has been reviewed and approved by the New York State Department of Health to offer sufficient coverage in the counties we serve. Our Network has an extensive list of physicians, and includes many of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut s key hospitals. Please click here to access our network of Providers. Out of Network Benefits: With the exception of our Total Freedom Plan, Health Republic members do not have an Out of Network Benefit. However, in the rare instance that a member requires a unique specialized service not offered by anyone in our provider network, please contact our Utilization Management Department at (Options 3, 2, 1) for assistance in obtaining a review of the request to see a specialized Non- Participating Provider. Transitions of Care: Transitions of care provides a temporary bridge for members at the time of plan enrollment or renewal. If the member is in an ongoing course of treatment with a Non-Participating Provider when coverage with Health Republic becomes effective, the member may be able to receive covered services for the ongoing treatment from the Non-Participating Provider for up to sixty (60) days from the effective date of their coverage with Health Republic. This course of treatment must be for a life-threatening disease or condition, or a degenerative and disabling condition or disease. Members may also continue care with a Non-Participating Provider if they are in the second or third trimester of a pregnancy when their coverage becomes effective; they may continue care through delivery and any post-partum services directly related to the delivery. In order for the member to continue to receive covered services for up to sixty (60) days or through pregnancy, the Non-Participating Provider must agree to accept as payment Health

2 Republic s fees for such services. The Non-Participating Provider must also agree to provide Health Republic all necessary medical information related to the care of the member, and adhere to Health Republic policies and procedures including those for assuring quality of care, obtaining preauthorization, referrals, and a treatment plan approved by Health Republic. Role of the Primary Care Physician: At the time of enrollment, members are advised to select a doctor to coordinate their care. At Health Republic we call this designated physician a Primary Care Physician (PCP). We strongly encourage members to designate and coordinate their care with a PCP. Most members will select a doctor from one of the traditional primary care specialties such as Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics. In some instances, members can select from other medical subspecialties such as Infectious Disease, Cardiology, or Obstetrics and Gynecology. Other proposed specialties will be reviewed by the plan on a case-by-case basis. Health Republic products do not require prior authorization for care provided by a participating PCP. And, although a referral from a PCP is not required for a member to get care from a participating Specialty Physician, a referral can serve as the first step in coordination of care for the member. Importance of Collaboration and Sharing of Patient Information: Health Republic seeks to improve coordination and collaboration between treating providers of care. The increased focus on patient safety in the medical community highlights the critical nature of improving collaboration between treatment providers. Increased treatment compliance and improved outcomes in the medical community have been attributed, in part, to collaboration between Providers. In addition, the quality of communication is rated as an important factor considered by PCPs when choosing a specialist to whom they can refer their patients. Therefore, we strongly encourage our providers to send progress notes and discharge summaries to their patients other treating practitioners. This will help facilitate communication between physicians, and is critical in the coordination of care for Health Republic members. Covered Services: Please note that stipulations and limits apply to some of the services listed below. You should consult your Certificate of Coverage for more information. Preventive Care: (a) Well Baby and Well Child Care, (b) Adult Annual Physical Examinations, (c) Adult Immunizations, (d) Well Woman Examinations, (e) Screening Mammography, (f) Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services, (g) Bone Density Testing, (h) Annual Prostate Screening, (i) Screening Colonoscopy, (j) All other preventive services required by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as appropriate Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Services Emergency and Urgent Care Services Outpatient and Professional Services: (a) Acupuncture, (b) Advanced Imaging Services, (c) Allergy Testing and Treatment, (d) Ambulatory Surgery Center, (e) Chemotherapy, (f) Chiropractic Services, (g) Clinical Trials, (h) Dialysis, (i) Habilitation Services, (j) Home Health Care, (k) Infertility Treatment, (l) Infusion Therapy, (m) Interruption of Pregnancy, (n) Laboratory Procedures, (o) Diagnostic Testing and Radiology Services, (p) Maternity and Newborn Care, (q) Medications for Use in the Office, (r) Office Visits, (s) Outpatient Hospital Services, (t) Preadmission Testing, (u) Rehabilitation Services, (v) Second Opinions, (w) Surgical Services, (x)

3 Oral Surgery, (y) Reconstructive Breast Surgery, (z) Other Reconstructive and Corrective Surgery, (z1)transplants Additional Benefits: (a) Autism Spectrum Disorder, (b) Diabetic Equipment, Supplies and Self- Management Education, (c) Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Braces, (d) Hearing Aids, (e) Hospice, (f) Prosthetics, (g) Orthotics Inpatient Services: (a) Hospital Services, (b) Observation Services, (c) Inpatient Medical Services, (d) Inpatient Stay for Maternity Care, (e) Inpatient Stay for Mastectomy Care, (f) Autologous Blood Banking Services, (g) Rehabilitation Services, (h) Skilled Nursing Facility, (i) End of Life Care Mental Health and Substance Use Prescription Drugs Wellness Program Pediatric Vision Pediatric Dental Utilization Review: To maintain close oversight of medical services, Health Republic performs review of a broad range of covered services. Health Republic reviews requests for health services as well as post-service documentation to determine whether the services are, or were, medically necessary or experimental/investigational in nature. This process includes all review activities, whether they take place prior to the service being performed (Preauthorization); when the service is being performed (Concurrent Review); or after the service is performed (Retrospective Review). All determinations that services are not medically necessary will be made by Medical Directors who are licensed physicians, or by licensed, certified, registered, or credentialed health care professionals who are in the same profession and same or similar specialty as the health care Provider who typically manages the medical condition or disease, or provides the health care service under review. Health Republic does not compensate or provide financial incentives to our employees or reviewers for determining that services are not, or were not Medically Necessary. Determination of Medical Necessity: Health Republic bases medical decisions on the appropriateness of care and service. We review coverage requests to determine if the requested service is a covered benefit under the terms of the member s plan and is being delivered consistent with established guidelines. Our Medical Management staff use evidence-based clinical guidelines from nationally recognized authorities to guide utilization management decisions involving preauthorization, concurrent review, discharge planning, and retrospective review. Staff review information about the member s specific clinical condition and the following criteria to help guide coverage determinations: MCG Criteria Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), National Coverage Determinations (NCD), Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Internally developed guidelines and Medical Policies Participating physicians may ask for the criteria that were used to make a determination by contacting us in writing at:

4 or by phone at Health Republic Insurance of New York 2425 James Street Syracuse, NY Services Requiring Preauthorization: A summary of services that require preauthorization is available in the Provider section of the Health Republic website here. How to Contact Health Republic Insurance of New York to request Preauthorization: Phone: Or Fax: Emergency Department Services: Health Republic does not require prior authorization for services rendered in the Emergency Department of a hospital. Hospital Admissions Protocol: Health Republic must be notified of a member s hospital admission within one business day of the admission. We need notice of all inpatient admissions, including those through the Emergency Department, within one business day of the admission. If the member is unable to provide coverage information, the hospital must contact Health Republic as soon as it becomes aware of the member s Health Republic Insurance of New York coverage. We do not require preauthorization for emergency admissions, but we do require an initial review of the clinical information; and for all admissions we will request periodic concurrent reviews beyond the initial authorized period. Preauthorization Reviews: If Health Republic has all the information necessary to make a determination regarding a Preauthorization review, we will make a determination and provide notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider, by telephone and in writing, within three (3) business days of receipt of the request. Additional Clinical Information Request: If we need additional information we will request it within three (3) business days. You or your Provider will then have forty five (45) calendar days to submit the information. If we receive the requested information within forty five (45) days, we will make a determination and provide notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider, by telephone and in writing, within three (3) business days of our receipt of the information. If all necessary information is not received within forty five (45) days, we will make a determination within fifteen (15) calendar days of the end of the forty-five (45) day period. Urgent Preauthorization Reviews: With respect to urgent Preauthorization requests, if we have all information necessary to make a determination, we will make a determination and provide notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider, by telephone, within seventy two (72) hours of receipt of the request. Written notice will be provided within three (3) business days of receipt of the request.

5 If we need additional information, we will request it within twenty four (24) hours of receipt of the request for authorization. You or your Provider will then have 48 hours to submit the information. We will make a determination and provide notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider by telephone within 48 hours of our receipt of the information, or the end of the 48-hour time period, whichever is earlier. Written notification will be provided within the earlier of three (3) business days of our receipt of the information or three (3) calendar days after the verbal notification. Concurrent Reviews: Utilization review decisions for services during the course of care (concurrent reviews) will be made, and notice provided to you and your Provider by telephone and in writing, within one (1) business day of receipt of all necessary information. If we need additional information, we will request it within one (1) business day. You or your Provider will then have forty five (45) calendar days to submit the information. We will make a determination and provide notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider, by telephone and in writing, within one (1) business day of our receipt of the information or, if we do not receive the information, within one (1) business day of the end of the forty-five (45) day period. 1. Urgent Concurrent Reviews: For concurrent reviews that involve an extension of urgent care, if the request for coverage is made at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the expiration of a previously approved treatment, we will make a determination and provide notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider by telephone within twenty four (24) hours of receipt of the request. Written notice will be provided within one (1) business day of receipt of the request. If the request for coverage is not made at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the expiration of a previously approved treatment and we have all the information necessary to make a determination, we will make a determination and provide written notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider within seventy two (72) hours, or one (1) business day of receipt of the request, whichever is earlier. If we need additional information, we will request it within twenty four (24) hours. You or your Provider will then have forty eight (48) hours to submit the additional information. We will make a determination and provide written notice to you (or your designee) and your Provider within one (1) business day or forty eight (48) hours of our receipt of the additional information, whichever is earlier; or, if we do not receive the information, within forty eight (48) hours of the end of the forty eight (48) hour time period for submitting the information. 2. Home Health Care Reviews: After receiving a request for coverage of Home Care services following an inpatient Hospital admission, we will make a determination and provide notice to you by telephone and in writing within one (1) business day of receipt of the necessary information. If the day following the request falls on a weekend or holiday, we will make a determination and provide notice to you within seventy two (72) hours of receipt of the necessary information. When we receive a request for Home Care services and all necessary information prior to a discharge from an inpatient hospital admission, we will not deny coverage for home care services while our decision on the request is pending. 3. Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Reviews:

6 Effective on the date of issuance or renewal of your Certificate on or after April 1, 2015, if a request for inpatient substance use disorder treatment is submitted to us at least twenty four (24) hours prior to discharge from an inpatient substance use disorder treatment admission, we will make a determination within twenty four (24) hours of receipt of the request, and we will provide coverage for the inpatient substance use disorder treatment while our determination is pending. The plan will use the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria for inpatient substance use disorder treatment. Retrospective Reviews: If we have all information necessary to make a determination regarding a retrospective claim, we will make a determination and notify you and your provider within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the request. If we need additional information, we will request it within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the request. You or your provider will then have forty five (45) calendar days to provide the information. We will make a determination and provide notice to you and your Provider in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days of our receipt of the information, or at the end of the forty-five (45) day period, whichever is earlier. Once we have all the information to make a decision, our failure to make a Utilization Review determination within the applicable time frames set forth above will be deemed an adverse determination subject to an Internal Appeal. Retrospective Review of Preauthorized Services: We may only reverse a preauthorized treatment, service or procedure on Retrospective review when: The relevant medical information presented to us upon Retrospective review is materially different from the information presented during the Preauthorization review; The relevant medical information presented to us upon Retrospective review existed at the time of the Preauthorization but was withheld or not made available to us; We were not aware of the existence of such information at the time of the Preauthorization review; and Had we been aware of such information, the treatment, service or procedure being requested would not have been authorized. The determination is made using the same specific standards, criteria or procedures as used during the Preauthorization review. Reconsideration: If we did not attempt to consult with your Provider before making an adverse determination, your Provider may request Reconsideration by the same Clinical Peer Reviewer who made the adverse determination. For Preauthorization and Concurrent reviews, the Reconsideration will take place within one (1) business day of the request for Reconsideration. If the adverse determination is upheld, a notice of adverse determination will be given to you and your Provider, by telephone and in writing. Member and Provider Access to Determination Guidelines: Health Republic Insurance of New York adopts evidence-based Clinical Policy Guidelines (CPGs) from nationally recognized sources. These guidelines have been adopted to promote consistent application of evidence-based treatment methodologies and are made available to practitioners to facilitate improvement of health care and reduce unnecessary variations in care. Health Republic reviews the

7 CPGs at least every two years or more frequently if national guidelines change within the two-year period. The CPGs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended to direct individual treatment decisions. All patient care and related decisions are the sole responsibility of our Providers. These guidelines do not dictate or control a Provider s clinical judgment regarding the appropriate treatment of a patient in any given case. Upon request, you or your Provider will be provided with copies of medical policies and clinical guidelines used to make coverage determinations. Please call with your request. Utilization Review Appeals You, your designee, and, in retrospective review cases, your provider, may request an Internal Appeal of an adverse determination, either by phone or in writing. You have up to one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days after you receive notice of the adverse determination to file an Appeal. We will acknowledge your request for an Internal Appeal within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt. This acknowledgment will, if necessary, inform you of any additional information needed before a decision can be made. A Clinical Peer Reviewer who is a physician or a health care professional in the same or similar specialty as the Provider who typically manages the disease or condition at issue, and who is not subordinate to the Clinical Peer Reviewer who made the Initial Adverse Determination, will perform the Appeal review. Out-of-Network Service Denial: An out-of-network health service is a service provided by a Non-Participating Provider only when the service is not available from a Participating Provider. Effective on April 1, 2015, you will have the right to appeal the denial of a Preauthorization request for an out-of-network health service when we determine that the out-of-network health service is not materially different from an available innetwork health service. You are not eligible for a Utilization Review Appeal if the service you request is available from a Participating Provider, even if the Non-Participating Provider has more experience in diagnosing or treating your condition (such an Appeal will be treated as a Grievance). For a Utilization Review Appeal of denial of an out-of-network health service, you or your designee must submit: A written statement from your Treating Physician (who must be a licensed, board-certified or board-eligible physician qualified to practice in the specialty area of practice appropriate to treat the condition) indicating that the requested out-of-network health service is materially different from the alternate health service available from a Participating Provider who we approved to treat your condition; and Two (2) documents from the available medical and scientific evidence that the out-of-network service: 1) is likely to be more clinically beneficial to you than the alternate in-network service; and 2) that the adverse risk of the out-of-network service would likely not be substantially increased over the in-network health service. Out-of-Network Referral Denial: Effective on April 1, 2015, you will also have the right to appeal the denial of a request for an authorization to a Non-Participating Provider when we determine that we have a Participating Provider with the appropriate training and experience to meet your particular health care needs, and who is able to provide the requested health care service. For a Utilization Review Appeal of an out-of-network referral denial, you or your designee must submit a written statement from your Attending Physician,

8 (who must be a licensed, board-certified or board-eligible physician qualified to practice in the specialty area of practice appropriate to treat their condition) indicating: That the Participating Provider recommended by Health Republic does not have the appropriate training and experience to meet your particular health care needs for the health care service; and Recommending a Non-Participating Provider with the appropriate training and experience to meet your particular health care needs who is able to provide the requested health care service. First Level Appeals: Standard Appeal (Internal with Health Republic): 1. Preauthorization Appeal: If an Appeal relates to a Preauthorization request, we will decide the Appeal within either fifteen (15) calendar days if you have a Group policy, or thirty (30) calendar days if you have an Individual policy, of receipt of the Appeal request. Written notice of the determination will be provided to you (or your designee), and where appropriate your Provider, within two (2) business days after the determination is made, but no later than fifteen (15) calendar days if you have a Group policy, or thirty (30) calendar days if you have an Individual policy, after receipt of the Appeal request. 2. Retrospective Appeal: If your Appeal relates to a Retrospective claim, we will decide the Appeal within thirty (30) calendar days if you have a Group policy, or sixty (60) calendar days if you have an Individual policy, of receipt of the Appeal request. Written notice of the determination will be provided to you (or your designee), and where appropriate your Provider, within two (2) business days after the determination is made, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days if you have a Group policy, or sixty (60) calendar days if you have an Individual policy, after receipt of the Appeal request. Expedited Appeal (Internal with Health Republic): An Appeal of a review of continued or extended health care services, additional services rendered in the course of continued treatment, home health care services following discharge from an inpatient hospital admission, services in which a Provider requests an immediate review, or any other urgent matter will be handled on an Expedited basis. An Expedited Appeal is not available for Retrospective reviews. For an Expedited Appeal, your Provider will have reasonable access to the Clinical Peer Reviewer assigned to the Appeal within one (1) business day of receipt of the request for an Appeal. Your Provider and a Clinical Peer Reviewer may exchange information by telephone or fax. An Expedited Appeal will be determined within seventy two (72) hours of receipt of the Appeal, or two (2) business days of receipt of the information necessary to conduct the Appeal, whichever is earlier. If you are a member in a Group plan and you are not satisfied with the resolution of the Expedited Appeal, you may file a Standard Internal Appeal or an External Appeal. Our failure to render a determination of your Appeal within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of the necessary information for a Standard Appeal or within two (2) business days of receipt of the necessary information for an Expedited Appeal will be deemed a reversal of the Initial Adverse Determination. Substance Use Appeal:

9 Effective on April 1, 2015, if Health Republic denies a request for Inpatient Substance Use Disorder treatment that was submitted at least twenty four (24) hours prior to a discharge from an inpatient admission and you or your Provider files an Expedited Internal Appeal of our adverse determination, we will decide the Appeal within twenty four (24) hours of receipt of the Appeal request. If you or your Provider files the Expedited Internal Appeal and an Expedited External Appeal within twenty four (24) hours of receipt of our adverse determination, we will also provide coverage for the inpatient substance use disorder treatment while a determination on the internal Appeal and External Appeal is pending. Second Level Appeal: The Second Level Appeal is only available to members with a Group certificate. If you are a Group member and you disagree with the First Level Appeal determination, you or your designee can file an Internal Second Level Appeal. You or your designee can also file an External Appeal. Health Republic will provide an External Appeal application with the Final Adverse Determination issued through the first level of our Internal Appeal process or our written waiver of an Internal Appeal. You may also request an External Appeal application from the New York State Department of Financial Services at The four (4) month timeframe for filing an External Appeal begins on receipt of the Final Adverse Determination on the First Level of Appeal. By choosing to file a Second Level Appeal, the time may expire for you to file an External Appeal. A Second Level Appeal must be filed within forty five (45) days of receipt of the Final Adverse Determination on the First Level Appeal. We will acknowledge your request for an Internal Appeal within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt. This acknowledgment will inform you, if necessary, of any additional information needed before a decision can be made. If your Appeal relates to a Preauthorization request, we will decide the Appeal within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of the Appeal request. Written notice of the determination will be provided to you (or your designee), and where appropriate your Provider, within two (2) business days after the determination is made, but no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the Appeal request. If your Appeal relates to a Retrospective claim, we will decide the Appeal within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the Appeal request. Written notice of the determination will be provided to you (or your designee), and where appropriate your Provider, within two (2) business days after the determination is made, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the Appeal request. Submitting an Internal Appeal: All Internal Appeals should be submitted as follows: Health Republic Insurance of New York Grievances and Appeals Dept. PO Box 6329 Syracuse, NY Or Called in to: (Options 2, 3, 2)

10 Or Faxed to: Appeal Assistance: If you need assistance filing an Appeal, you may contact the New York state independent Consumer Assistance Program at: Community Health Advocates 105 East 22nd Street New York, NY Or call toll free: , or External Appeals: Your Right to an External Appeal: In some cases you have a right to an External Appeal of a denial of coverage. If Health Republic denied coverage on the basis that a service does not meet our requirements for Medical Necessity (including appropriateness, health care setting, level of care or effectiveness of a covered benefit); or is an Experimental or Investigational treatment (including clinical trials and treatments for rare diseases); or effective on April 1, 2015 is an out-of-network treatment, you or your representative may appeal that decision to an External Appeal Agent who is an independent third party certified by the State to conduct these appeals. In order for you to be eligible for an External Appeal you must meet the following two requirements: The service, procedure, or treatment must otherwise be a Covered Service under the Certificate; and In general, you must have received a Final Adverse Determination through the First Level of our Internal Appeal process. But, you can also file an External Appeal even though you have not yet received a Final Adverse Determination through the First Level of our Internal Appeal process if: o o o Health Republic and you agree in writing to waive the Internal Appeal. (Please note that Health Republic is not required to agree to your request to waive the Internal Appeal); or You file an External Appeal at the same time that you apply for an Expedited Internal Appeal; or Health Republic fails to adhere to Utilization Review claim processing requirements (other than a minor violation that is not likely to cause prejudice or harm to you, and we demonstrate that the violation was for good cause or due to matters beyond our control, and the violation occurred during an ongoing, good faith exchange of information between you and Health Republic). External Appeal of a Medical Necessity Determination: If Health Republic denied coverage on the basis that the service does not meet our requirements for Medical Necessity, you may appeal to an External Appeal Agent if you meet the requirements for an External Appeal in the paragraph above. External Appeal of a Determination that a Service is Experimental or Investigational: If Health Republic denied coverage on the basis that the service is an Experimental or Investigational treatment (including clinical trials and treatments for rare diseases), you must satisfy the two

11 requirements for an External Appeal as noted above, and your Attending Physician must certify that your condition or disease is one for which: 1. Standard health services are ineffective or medically inappropriate; or 2. There does not exist a more beneficial standard service or procedure covered by Health Republic; or 3. There exists a clinical trial or rare disease treatment (as defined by law). In addition, your Attending Physician must have recommended one of the following: 1. A service, procedure or treatment that two (2) documents from available medical and scientific evidence indicate is likely to be more beneficial to you than any standard covered service (only certain documents will be considered in support of this recommendation your Attending Physician should contact the State for current information as to what documents will be considered as acceptable); or 2. A clinical trial for which you are eligible (only certain clinical trials can be considered); or 3. A rare disease treatment for which your Attending Physician certifies that there is no standard treatment that is likely to be more clinically beneficial to you than the requested service, the requested service is likely to benefit you in the treatment of the rare disease, and such benefit outweighs the risk of the service. In addition, your Attending Physician must certify that your condition is a rare disease that is currently or was previously subject to a research study by the National Institutes of Health Rare Disease Clinical Research Network, or that it affects fewer than 200,000 U.S. residents per year. Your Attending Physician must be a licensed, board-certified or board eligible Physician qualified to practice in the area appropriate to treat your condition or disease. In addition, for a rare disease treatment, the Attending Physician may not be your treating Physician. External Appeal of a Determination That a Service is Out-of-Network: Effective on April 1, 2015, if Health Republic denies coverage of an out-of-network treatment because it is not materially different than the health service available in-network, then you may appeal to an External Appeal Agent if you meet the two requirements for an External Appeal as listed above, and if you have requested Preauthorization for the out-of-network treatment. In addition, your Attending Physician must certify that the out-of-network service is materially different from the alternate recommended in-network health service, and, based on two (2) documents from available medical and scientific evidence, is likely to be more clinically beneficial than the alternate innetwork treatment, and that the adverse risk of the requested health service would likely not be substantially increased over the alternate in-network health service. Your Attending Physician must be a licensed, board certified or board eligible Physician qualified to practice in the specialty area appropriate to treat you for the health service. External Appeal of an Out-of-Network Referral Denial: Beginning April 1, 2015, if Health Republic denies coverage of a request for an authorization to a Non- Participating Provider because we determine that we have a Participating Provider with the appropriate training and experience to meet your particular health care needs who is able to provide the requested health care service, you may appeal to an External Appeal Agent if you meet the two requirements for an External Appeal as noted above.

12 In addition, your Attending Physician must certify that the Participating Provider recommended by Health Republic does not have the appropriate training and experience to meet your particular health care needs; and recommend a Non-Participating Provider with the appropriate training and experience to meet your particular health care needs who is able to provide the requested health care service. Your Attending Physician must be a licensed, board certified or board eligible Physician qualified to practice in the specialty area appropriate to treat you for the health service. The External Appeal Process: You have four (4) months from receipt of a Final Adverse Determination or from receipt of a waiver of the Internal Appeal process to file a written request for an External Appeal. If you are filing an External Appeal based on Health Republic s failure to adhere to claim processing requirements, you have four (4) months from such failure to file a written request for an External Appeal. Health Republic will provide an External Appeal application with the Final Adverse Determination issued through the first level of our Internal Appeal process or our written waiver of an Internal Appeal. You may also request an External Appeal application from the New York State Department of Financial Services at You must submit the completed application to the Department of Financial Services at the address indicated on the application. If you meet the criteria for an External Appeal, the State will forward the request to a certified External Appeal Agent. You can submit additional documentation with your External Appeal request. If the External Appeal Agent determines that the information that you submit represents a material change from the information on which Health Republic based our denial, the External Appeal Agent will share this information with us in order for us to exercise our right to reconsider our decision. If Health Republic chooses to exercise this right, we will have three (3) business days to amend or confirm our decision. Please note that in the case of an Expedited External Appeal (described below), we do not have a right to reconsider our decision. In general, the External Appeal Agent must make a decision within 30 days of receipt of your completed application. The External Appeal Agent may request additional information from you, your Physician, or from Health Republic. If the External Appeal Agent requests additional information, it will have five (5) additional business days to make its decision. The External Appeal Agent must notify you in writing of its decision within two (2) business days. If your Attending Physician certifies that a delay in providing the service that has been denied poses an imminent or serious threat to your health; or if the Attending Physician certifies that the Standard External Appeal time frame would seriously jeopardize your life, health or ability to regain maximum function; or if you received Emergency Services and have not been discharged from a Facility and the denial concerns an admission, availability of care, or continued stay, you may request an Expedited external appeal. In that case, the External Appeal Agent must make a decision within 72 hours of receipt of your completed application. Immediately after reaching a decision, the External Appeal Agent must notify you and Health Republic by telephone or fax of that decision. The External Appeal Agent must also notify you in writing of its decision. If the External Appeal Agent overturns Health Republic s decision that a service is not Medically

13 Necessary; or approves coverage of an Experimental or Investigational treatment; or, beginning April 1, 2014, approves an out-of-network treatment, we will provide coverage subject to the other terms and conditions of your Certificate of Coverage. Please note that if the External Appeal Agent approves coverage of an Experimental or Investigational treatment that is part of a clinical trial, Health Republic will only cover the cost of services required to provide treatment to you according to the design of the trial. We will not be responsible for the costs of Investigational drugs or devices, the costs of non-health care services, the costs of managing the research, or costs that would not be covered under your Certificate of Coverage for non-investigational treatments provided in the clinical trial. The External Appeal Agent s decision is binding on both you and Health Republic. The External Appeal Agent s decision is admissible in any court proceeding. Health Republic will charge you a fee of $25 for each External Appeal, not to exceed $75 in a single plan year. The External Appeal Application will explain how to submit the fee. We will waive the fee if we determine that paying the fee would be a hardship to you. If the External Appeal Agent overturns the denial of coverage, the fee will be refunded to you. Your Responsibilities in an External Appeal: It is your responsibility to start the External Appeal process. You may start the external appeal process by filing a completed application with the New York State Department of Financial Services. You may appoint a representative to assist you with your application; however, the Department of Financial Services may contact you and request that you confirm in writing that you have appointed the representative. Under New York State law, your completed request for an External Appeal must be filed within four (4) months of either the date upon which you receive a Final Adverse Determination, or the date upon which You receive a written waiver of any Internal Appeal, or Our failure to adhere to claim processing requirements. We have no authority to extend this deadline.

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