North Carolina Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 13, 2014) |
TITLE 04. COMMERCE |
CHAPTER 10. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION |
SUBCHAPTER D. WORKERS' COMPENSATION RULES FOR MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS |
04 NCAC 10D .0101. PURPOSE
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The rules in this Subchapter are intended to facilitate the timely and cost-effective delivery of appropriate medical compensation services to fulfill the employer's duty to provide such services as are reasonably necessary to effect a cure, give relief, or shorten the period of disability resulting from compensable injuries through the use of Managed Care Organizations (MCOs). The rules in this Subchapter do not affect informal lists or "employer networks" of providers assembled by employers or insurers for their own referrals.
History Note: Authority G.S. 97-2(19); 97-2(20); 97-2(21); 97-25; 97-25.2; 97-25.3(e); 97-25.4(a); 97-26(b); 97-26(c);
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2014.