RSA 420-J:5-e General Provisions Regarding External Review.

I. The health carrier against which a request for external review is filed shall pay the cost of the external review. Except under the circumstances described below in this paragraph, such costs shall not exceed $1,500. The commissioner shall notify the independent review organizations of the cost limitation for conducting an external review. The cost for an external review may exceed $1,500 if the commissioner determines an additional cost is necessary to ensure the fair adjudication of the case in question.
II. The external review decision of the independent review organization shall be binding on the health carrier and shall be enforceable by the commissioner pursuant to the penalty provisions of RSA 420-J:14. The external review decision of the independent review organizat