2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 16 - Financial Institutions, Insurance
Chapter 743A - Health Insurance: Reimbursement of Claims
Section 743A.140 - Bilateral cochlear implants.
(1) Whenever any policy of health insurance provides for reimbursement of a cochlear implant, the insured under the policy is entitled to coverage of bilateral cochlear implants.
(2) For purposes of ORS 746.230, a reasonable investigation of a claim for bilateral cochlear implants must include a request to the treating surgeon for a written recommendation based on peer-reviewed medical literature and for the medical findings that support the recommendation.
(3) The provisions of this section apply to a health benefit plan as defined in ORS 743B.005.
(4) The provisions of this section are exempt from ORS 743A.001.
[2007 c.504 §2]
Note: 743A.140 was added to and made a part of the Insurance Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 743A or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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