Section 031-845-2 - Standards for Minimum Interest PaymentsA. A health insurance carrier may aggregate interest owed to a health care provider on overdue undisputed claims if: 1. The health insurance carrier aggregates interest owed on all overdue claims, including claims for which the interest due is less than $2.00.2. The health insurance carrier establishes a mechanism to respond to written inquiries from providers within 30 days regarding how much interest the provider is owed.3. The health insurance carrier pays interest owed to a provider at least annually if the unpaid interest at the end of the year exceeds $10.00. Annual interest must be paid within 30 days of the end of the calendar or fiscal year. Whenever the interest owed to a provider exceeds $50, the health insurance carrier must comply with the requirement of subsection 2(A)(4).4. The health insurance carrier pays interest owed to a provider at least quarterly if the aggregate interest owed at the end of the quarter exceeds $50.00. Quarterly interest must be paid within 30 days of the end of each calendar or fiscal quarter.B. If a health insurance carrier does not aggregate interest owed to a provider for overdue claims, interest must be paid on any overdue undisputed claim for which the interest payable is greater that $2.00.02-031 C.M.R. ch. 845, § 2