State Hearing and External Review

External Review Process

If you are unhappy with a CareSource decision made in response to an internal appeal you filed, you may request an external review. In most cases, you must go through all of the steps in the internal appeal process before you can ask for an external review.

External reviews are conducted by independent review organizations. You do not have to pay for an external review, and you will not be subject to retaliation for requesting an external review. 

You or your authorized representative may request an external review of an adverse benefit determination or a final adverse determination notice by contacting CareSource. You must ask for the external review within 180 days of the date of the notice of the adverse determination or final adverse  determination issued by us. 

All external review requests must be in writing, except for a request for an expedited external review, which may be requested verbally. In addition to filing the request for external review, you will also be required to authorize the release of your medical records as necessary to conduct the external review.

You or your authorized representative may send a written request for an external review to:

CareSource
Attention: Ohio Member Appeals
P.O. Box 1947
Dayton, OH 45401

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