§ 26-55-108 — Health insurer or contracted utilization review entities' obligations with respect to prior authorizations for urgent health care services

Each health insurer or contracted utilization review entity
shall make an authorization or adverse determination concerning
urgent health care services and notify the enrollee and the
enrollee's health care provider of that authorization or adverse
determination not later than seventy-two (72) hours after
receiving all necessary information to complete the review. The
prior authorization request shall be considered authorized if
the health insurer or contracted utilization review entity fails
to notify the enrollee and the health care provider of a
decision within seventy-two (72) hours of receiving all
necessary information to complete the review. A health insurer
or contracted utilization review entity shall provide an online
portal for health care providers to have the option of
submitting urgent prior authorization requests for urgent health
care services.