West Virginia Code 33-45-4 – Providers invoking rights protected
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No insurer or its network, provider panel or intermediary may terminate or fail to renew the employment or other contractual relationship with a provider, or any provider contract, or otherwise penalize any provider, for invoking any of the provider's rights under this article or under the provider contract.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 33-45-4
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Insurer: means any person required to be licensed under this chapter which offers or administers as a third party administrator health insurance. See West Virginia Code 33-45-1
- Intermediary: means a physician, hospital, physician-hospital organization, independent provider organization, or independent provider network which receives compensation for arranging one or more health care services to be rendered by providers to insureds of a health plan or insurer. See West Virginia Code 33-45-1
- Provider: means a person or other entity which holds a valid license or permit, including a valid temporary license or permit pursuant to chapter 30 of this code, to provide specific health care services in this state. See West Virginia Code 33-45-1
- Provider contract: means any contract between a provider and
(A) An insurer. See West Virginia Code 33-45-1