11 NCAC 20 .0205             FILING REQUIREMENTS

All contract form filings shall be submitted to the Department in the following manner:

(1)           New managed care contract forms shall be submitted in either paper or an electronic format in accordance with 11 NCAC 12 .0329.

(2)           Amendments to contract forms shall include both a red-line formatted copy and a clean copy of the contract.

(3)           Each contract form shall be designated by a unique form number assigned by the carrier for identification purposes that shall not exceed the length of 70 character spaces.

(4)           Contract form filings shall be held open for a 60-day period beginning on the date that the Division receives the submission.  If the submission is not brought into compliance within that period, the file shall be formally disapproved and closed.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58-2-40(1); 58-50-50; 58-50-55; 58-65-25; 58-65-140; 58-67-10; 58-67-20; 58-67-35; 58-67-150;

Eff. October 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2006;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 16, 2014.