R590-261-7. Exhaustion of Internal Review Process  


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  • The carrier's internal review process shall be exhausted prior to an independent review unless:

    (1) the carrier agrees to waive the internal review process;

    (2) the carrier has not complied with the requirements for the carrier's internal review process except for those failures to comply that are based on de minimis violations that do not cause, and are not likely to cause, prejudice or harm to the claimant and are not part of a pattern or practice of violations; or

    (3) the claimant has requested an expedited independent review pursuant to Section 11 at the same time as requesting an expedited internal review.