| (a) The IRO must report any material changes to the
information required in the IRO application form required by §12.103
and §12.108 of this chapter, including changes relating to physicians
and providers performing independent review, no later than the 30th
day after the date on which the change takes effect.
(b) If the material change is a relocation of the primary
office:
(1) the organization must inform the department that
the location is available for inspection by the department at least
30 days before the date of the relocation;
(2) on request of the department, an officer must attend
the inspection; and
(3) if the inspection is a result of a sale under §12.110
of this chapter, the inspection may include verification that the
IRO complies with the requirements in §12.103(11) of this chapter.
(c) The IRO is exempt from compliance with subsection
(a) of this section in the event that a contracted specialist IRO
reviewer is unavailable for review on a specific case, and subsequent
immediate contracting with a new specialist IRO reviewer is necessary
to complete independent review on a specific case within the time
frames set out in this chapter.
(d) The IRO must notify the department within 10 days
of any contracts entered into under subsection (c) of this section,
and must include in the notification a complete explanation of the
circumstances necessitating the new contracts.
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