North Dakota Code 26.1-17-28 – Information to be furnished subscribers – Hearings and appeals of subscribers
Each health service corporation, within a reasonable time after receiving a written request therefor, shall furnish to any subscriber with whom it has a contract and who is affected by a rate made by it, or to the authorized representative of the subscriber, all pertinent information as to the rate.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-17-28
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
Each corporation must provide reasonable means whereby any person aggrieved by the application of its rating system, rating formula, or rate may be heard in person or through that person’s authorized representative on that person’s written request to review the manner in which the rating system, rating formula, or rate has been applied in connection with the contract issued to that person. If the corporation fails to grant or reject the request within thirty days after it is made, the applicant may proceed in the same manner as if the application has been rejected. Any party affected by the action of a corporation on such request may appeal, within thirty days after written notice of the action, to the commissioner who, after hearing held upon not less than ten days’ written notice to the appellant and to the corporation, may affirm or reverse the action.