TITLE

Texas Law on Independent Review Provisions Not Completely Preempted by ERISA

AUTHOR(S)
Rogers, Elizabeth
PUB. DATE
October 2002
SOURCE
Venulex Legal Summaries;2002 Q4, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Law
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article deals with the modification of an earlier decision by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It held that Texas's independent review organization provisions, which grant patients the right to seek independent review of a health maintenance organization's medical necessity determinations, are not preempted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
ACCESSION #
23541357

Tags: JUDGMENTS;  UNITED States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit);  PATIENTS -- Legal status, laws, etc.;  MEDICAL laws & legislation;  HEALTH maintenance organizations

 

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