265.911 ERISA Plans and the United States Department of Labor:
MSSNY will seek the support of the American Medical Association in proposing an amendment to federal legislation that would modify ERISA law to incorporate a clause that addresses timely payment of medical claims of health care practitioners who provide treatment in good faith to the members of self-funded group employer-sponsored health plans; and
When the federal law is amended, the Medical Society of the State of New York will work with the United States Department of Labor to devise and implement a formalized appeal process at the United States Department of Labor, with a specific dedicated service center and contact persons. (HOD 2007-251; Reaffirmed HOD 2017)
