Michigan Laws 550.1909 – Written request to director; manner; electronic communication
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 550.1909
- Covered person: means a policyholder, subscriber, member, enrollee, or other individual participating in a health benefit plan. See Michigan Laws 550.1903
- Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 550.1903
- Health carrier: means a person that is subject to the insurance laws and regulations of this state, or subject to the jurisdiction of the director, that contracts or offers to contract to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including a sickness and accident insurance company, a health maintenance organization, a nonprofit health care corporation, a nonprofit dental care corporation operating under 1963 PA 125, MCL 550. See Michigan Laws 550.1903
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
(1) Except for a request for an expedited external review under section 13, all requests for external review must be made in writing to the director.
(2) A written notice required to be provided under this act must be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner, as required under 45 C.F.R. § 147.136(b)(2)(ii)(E).
(3) A health carrier may satisfy a requirement for the delivery of a notice to a covered person under this act by complying with 29 C.F.R. § 2520.104b-1(c) with respect to the use of electronic communication.