Your state Department of Insurance (DOI) has a wealth of information about patient rights related to health insurance and the appeals process. This department may also be able to tell you whom to contact about appeals and provide you with a general idea about appeal timelines.
- You can locate your state’s DOI in the White Pages state government section under “Insurance” or “Regulatory Agencies.”
- Your state government’s Web page should also have a link to the DOI.
Clinical studies, peer-reviewed articles, and other documents can provide important information about the IDET procedure to your appeal review committee. The following link contains a list of documents that may help you support your case by describing the effectiveness, safety, and other general characteristics of the IDET procedure: