The director may assess each health care insurer that is authorized to transact insurance:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-2541

  • department: means the department of insurance and financial institutions. See Arizona Laws 20-101
  • Health care insurer: means a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital service corporation, prepaid dental plan organization, medical service corporation, dental service corporation or optometric service corporation or a hospital, medical, dental and optometric service corporation. See Arizona Laws 20-2501
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. A single fee of not more than $200 per insurer.

2. Up to $200 each year for the costs of performing the responsibilities relating to the procurement of independent review organizations as prescribed in sections 20-2537 and 20-2538 and for implementing and maintaining the external independent review process, including processing and paying claims through the health care appeals fund established by section 20-2540. The department is authorized one full-time equivalent position to perform these responsibilities.