Hawaii Revised Statutes 432E-40 – Hold harmless for independent review organizations
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 432E-40
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- External review: means a review of an adverse determination (including a final adverse determination) conducted by an independent review organization pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 432E-1
- Independent review organization: means an independent entity that conducts independent external reviews of adverse determinations and final adverse determinations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 432E-1
- Reviewer: means an independent reviewer with clinical expertise either employed by or contracted by an independent review organization to perform external reviews. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 432E-1
No independent review organization or clinical reviewer working on behalf of an independent review organization or an employee, agent, or contractor of an independent review organization shall be liable in damages to any person for any opinions rendered or acts or omissions performed within the scope of the organization’s or person’s duties under the law during or upon completion of an external review conducted pursuant to this part, unless the opinion was rendered or the act or omission was performed in bad faith or involved gross negligence.