Notwithstanding language to the contrary elsewhere contained herein, if a licensed physician certifies in writing to an insurer within seventy-two (72) hours of an admission that the insured person admitted was in need of immediate hospital care for emergency services, such shall constitute a prima facie case of the medical necessity of the admission. To overcome this, the entity requesting the utilization review and/or the private review agent must show by clear and convincing evidence that the admitted person was not in need of immediate hospital care.Laws, 1990, ch. 347, § 11, eff. 7/1/1990.Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 302, SB 2140,§ 23, eff. 7/1/2024.
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