{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-50-285","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-50-285","heading":"Policies and procedures.","body":"(a)\tA health benefit plan or insurer shall provide a copy of its policies and procedures to a health care provider prior to execution of a new or amended contract and annually to all contracted health care providers. Such policies and procedures may be provided to the health care provider in hard copy, CD, or other electronic format, and may also be provided by posting the policies and procedures on the website of the health plan or insurer.\n(b)\tThe policies and procedures of a health benefit plan or insurer shall not conflict with or override any term of a contract, including contract fee schedules. In the event of a conflict between a policy or procedure and the language in a contract, the contract language shall prevail. (2009-352, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 29(5).)","path":["Chapter 58. Insurance.","Article 50. General Accident and Health Insurance Regulations.","Part 7. Contracts Between Health Benefit Plans and Health Care Providers."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-50-285.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:53Z","sha256":"b438b845f954d64143774d7c4d97aef4af12f6798c6ddf03edf2c070ef984577","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-50-280","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-50-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}