Can an insurance carrier delay a claim due to outstanding verification requested more than 30 days after its receipt of the claim?

Can an insurance carrier delay a claim due to outstanding verification requested more than 30 days after its receipt of the claim?

January21
by Christina Catedrilla

No. All additional verification must be requested within 30 days of the carrier’s receipt of claim. If a carrier properly delayed a claim by timely requesting additional verification, it cannot delay the claim for other materials outside the initial 30-day… Read More