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If a group health plan provides for two levels of review, rather than one, following an adverse benefit determination, what standards, if any, govern the second level of review?

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If a group health plan provides for two levels of review, rather than one, following an adverse benefit determination, what standards, if any, govern the second level of review?

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Where a plan provides for two levels of review on appeal, it is the view of the department that the second level of review is subject to the same standards that apply to the first level of review. For example, the second-level reviewer may not afford deference to the decision at the first level of review, and the reviewer must not be the same person who made the first level review decision on the claim or a subordinate of that person. See 2560.503-1(c)(2) and 2560.503-1(h)(3)(ii).

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Where a plan provides for two levels of review on appeal, it is the view of the Department that the second level of review is subject to the same standards that apply to the first level of review. For example, the second-level reviewer may not afford deference to the decision at the first level of review, and the reviewer must not be the same person who made the first level review decision on the claim or a subordinate of that person. See ยงยง 2560.503-1(c)(2) and 2560.503-1(h)(3)(ii).

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