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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="15-1006" title_number="15" title_name="Health Insurance" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Claims and Utilization Review">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On written request of the claimant, an insurer that denies a claim made on an individual health insurance policy shall give written notice to the claimant that states fully the reason for the denial.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The reason given by an insurer for denial of a claim shall not act as an estoppel or limit the insurer from offering an additional reason for the denial.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The notice given by an insurer under this section is subject to 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).</text>
  </level>
</section>
