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Level Two Appeals meetings are scheduled upon request. We will make our best efforts to provide <br />proposed times and dates within sixty (60) business days of the Company's receipt of your Level Two <br />Appeal request. Once you have been provided the proposed times and dates you will have five (5) <br />business days to notify us of your preferred time and date for the Level Two Appeal hearing. If you fail to <br />notify us of your preferred time and date for the Level Two Appeal hearing within five (5) business days of <br />receiving the proposed times and dates, the hearing will be set on one of the proposed times and dates. <br />Prior to the Level Two Appeal hearing, you will receive a "Notice of Hearing." The "Notice of Hearing" <br />will indicate the following: <br />Date of the hearing <br />• Time of the hearing <br />Location of the hearing <br />Names of the members of the Level Two Appeal panel <br />Reasons for the adverse action <br />• Names of witnesses who will testify on Company's behalf at the hearing <br />Your rights at the hearing <br />At the hearing, you have the following rights: <br />• To have representation by an attorney or other person of your choice <br />To have a court reporter make a record of the proceedings at an additional cost to you. Costs <br />associated with the court reporter must be paid by you prior to receiving a copy of the transcript <br />a To call witnesses and to examine/cross-examine witnesses <br />• To present relevant evidence (as determined by the panel) <br />To submit a written statement at the close of the hearing <br />Approximately thirty (30) calendar days before the scheduled date of the hearing, a Level Two Appeal <br />binder will be sent to you or your representative. The binder will include, among other things, the <br />documentation reviewed by the Credentialing Committee initially and at the Level One Appeal, as well as <br />any documentation submitted by you. If you wish to submit additional information to further supplement <br />the Level Two Appeal binder, this information, as well as a list of witnesses that you plan to call, examine, <br />and cross examine at the hearing, must be received no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to <br />the hearing date. Unless otherwise allowed by the Level Two Appeal panel, documentation and witnesses <br />not submitted at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the hearing date will not be considered by the <br />Level Two Appeal panel and should not be brought to the hearing for the panel's consideration. The only <br />exception is that you may submit a written statement at the close of the hearing. <br />If the Level Two Appeal binder is later supplemented with new or revised information prior to the hearing, <br />you will receive copies of the new or revised material as soon as practicable before the scheduled date of <br />the hearing. After the Level Two Appeal binder has been finalized, it will be forwarded to the Level Two <br />Appeal panel for review prior to the hearing. Neither you nor Company may supplement the binder within <br />thirteen (13) calendar days prior to the hearing, unless a written request for an exception is approved by <br />the Chair of the Level Two Appeal panel. <br />You will receive written notification of the Level Two Appeal decision within fifteen (15) business days of <br />the hearing. If the Level Two Appeal panel cannot reach a decision within fifteen (15) business days, or <br />if additional information is needed to reach a decision, you will be informed of any additional information <br />needed and a new date by which the decision will be made. <br />Decisions of the Level Two Appeal panel related to contract terminations are deemed final. Once a <br />decision has been made by the Level Two Appeal panel, you have completed the Provider <br />Contract Termination Appeals process. If you are not satisfied with our decision after completing <br />the Provider Contract Termination Appeal process and want to continue to dispute the issue(s), <br />you must initiate the appropriate process(es) as outlined in your Provider contract. <br />Asuris Standard MGA Exhibit D Dispute Resolution Process Al8816854AA Page 8 of 9 <br />