(a)  Any insurer required to pay the contribution may file a claim for refund with the secretary at any time within two (2) years after the contribution has been paid. If the secretary shall determine that the contribution has been overpaid, he or she shall make a refund with ten percent (10%) interest from the date of overpayment.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-7.4-7

  • Insurer: means all persons offering, administering, and/or insuring healthcare services, including, but not limited to:

    (A)  Policies of accident and sickness insurance, as defined by chapter 18 of Title 27:

    (B)  Nonprofit hospital or medical-service plans, as defined by chapters 19 and 20 of title 27;

    (C)  Any person whose primary function is to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventive services to a defined population on the basis of a periodic premium;

    (D)  All domestic, foreign, or alien insurance companies, mutual associations, and organizations;

    (E)  Health maintenance organizations, as defined by chapter 41 of Title 27;

    (F)  All persons providing health benefits coverage on a self-insurance basis;

    (G)  All third-party administrators described in chapter 20. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-7.4-2

  • Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, firm, state governmental corporations, districts, and agencies, joint stock associations, trusts, and the legal successor thereof. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-7.4-2
  • Secretary: means the secretary of health and human services. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-7.4-2

(b)  Any insurer whose claim for refund has been denied may, within thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing by the secretary of the notice of the decision, request a hearing and the secretary shall, as soon as practicable, set a time and place for the hearing and shall notify the person.

History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 16, § 4.