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I. e. Extamal Review Provlalon11: <br />1. An Adverse Determination Appeal may be submitted for External Review when the amount In <br />dispute exceeds S500 unless the Provider notifies the Company tha,t the Provider intends to <br />submit 11ddltional Adverse Determlnatlon Appeals for External Review on the same or slmllar <br />Iss ues during tl'le on~year period ro!lowlhg the submission or the orig inal Adllerse <br />Determination Appeal and the cumulatrve amount In dispute over the one.year per iod <br />exceeds $50.0. The request fo r External Review Is at the oplion of the Provlder 1 who may <br />Instead choose any other dl spute reaolu tlon a'lloWed by the Agreement . If Clho~en , the <br />Exterrnil Revlew st,aU be bind ing ; <br />2. The Adverse Determination Appeal mu.st be &u~mltted to Comp_any in writing. The <br />AdmlnfstraUve Manual and ·u:-e Appeal Form for Provider BIiiing Dispute and Madlca/ <br />Neces.sily Denial provides detailed contact info rma ti on . <br />3. Company will forward Adverse Determ inat ion Appeals that meet the prerequisites as listed in <br />sec tion A above lo a designated External Review Organization . <br />4. The Provtde r shall pay a fl1 ng fee of$50.00 ior each Adverse Oeterrnlnatlon Appeal. <br />(a) The Company shall notil'y the Prov id11r the filing ree ls due <br />(b) Payment must be e.ubmltted before the External Review begins; provided, howevor, <br />that the Provider sha ll be entitled to .a refund of such payment in the event that lhe <br />Provid.er prevails In the External Rev iew process . <br />(c) Provider shall subml the filing fee within sixty (6-0) calend~r days of notice from the <br />Company that flllng fee Is due or the External Review request will be closed . <br />5. Upon recelpt of a timely flllng fee, Company wiU provide to the External Review Organization <br />the Appeal Record. <br />6. The Eirternal Review Organl2alion wm process the Aciverse Determ ination .Appeal and notify <br />the ProVider and Company of Its reoommendat on with in thirty (30) calendar days of rece ip t of <br />the filing fee . The decieton wilt be bindb,g on Company and the Provi der. <br />7. In the event ll,at the External Review declalon requires payment by ·Company, such payment <br />shall be Initialed within nfleen (15) calendar days after we receive noUce or the determlnallon . <br />Extamal Audit and lnveatlgatlon Appeal Procesa <br />The External Audit and Investigation Appeal Procell& is Intended to give you an opport\ln fty to requetl <br />recons ideration of audit findings lswed by our External Audit and lnve_sllgation Department ood lo ensure <br />we have reviewed all inforrr,a llo n relevant to the audit findings. Please note that contract terminations <br />resulting from audit findings must follow the Provider Contract Termination Appeal ProceSB. <br />II. A. Racon1ldaratlon Requaat <br />Upon rece Jp t of our audit findings, you have forty-flva (45) business days to review and dispute \hese <br />find ings before the audit becomes final. In order lo appeal the find ings, you must submit a written reque111 <br />for a reconsideration of audit findings. You will be glllen the address for where to send your <br />reconsideration request with your audit findings. <br />Asurla Standard MGA ExhlM D Dlapute ReaoluUan Process A1881665<1AA Page • a/9