58-17D-2. Certain utilization review organizations exempt from managed health care provisions.
A utilization review organization that conducts utilization reviews solely for property and casualty insurers in this state pursuant to policies issued in this state is not subject to chapters 58-17F, 58-17G, 58-17H, and 58-17I except that any such utilization review organization shall register in the same manner as prescribed for utilization review organizations pursuant to §§58-17H-35 to 58-17H-39, inclusive. (SL 2012, ch 239, §1 provides: "The provisions of chapter 219 of the 2011 Session Laws shall be deemed repealed if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) is found to be unconstitutional in its entirety by a final decision of a federal court of competent jurisdiction and all appeals exhausted or time for appeals elapsed.")
Source: SL 2002, ch 231, §2; SL 2011, ch 219, §97.