(a) When an applicant is dissatisfied with any action or inaction of a participating plan in which a subscriber is enrolled through the purchasing pool, the applicant shall first attempt to resolve the dispute with the participating plan according to its established policies and procedures.
(b) The board shall assure that all participating health, dental, and vision plans make subscribers aware of the regulatory oversight available to the applicant by the participating health, dental, or vision plan’s licensing or state oversight entity.
(c) The board shall assure that all participating health, dental, and vision plans report to the board, at least once a year, the number and types of benefit grievances filed by applicants on behalf of subscribers in the program. This information shall be available to applicants upon request in a format determined by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 623, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)