33-33-101. Purpose. The legislature recognizes that property and casualty insurers providing coverage for medical expenses or liability coverage for bodily injury may need, with respect to some claims, to seek medical reviews from qualified utilization review organizations so that an insurer may use the reviews to determine its contractual obligations. This chapter establishes standards for organizations providing utilization reviews and for property and casualty insurers seeking reviews.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 335, L. 2001.