California Family Code 3768 – (a) An employer or other person providing health insurance who …
(a) An employer or other person providing health insurance who willfully fails to comply with a valid health insurance coverage assignment order entered and served on the employer or other person pursuant to this article is liable to the applicant for the amount incurred in health care services that would otherwise have been covered under the insurance policy but for the conduct of the employer or other person that was contrary to the assignment order.
(b) Willful failure of an employer or other person providing health insurance to comply with a health insurance coverage assignment order is punishable as contempt of court under Section 1218 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Terms Used In California Family Code 3768
- assignment order: means an order made under Section 3761. See California Family Code 3760
- Employer: includes the United States government and any public entity as defined in §. See California Family Code 3760
- health insurance coverage assignment: includes vision care and dental care coverage whether the vision care or dental care coverage is part of existing health insurance coverage or is issued as a separate policy or plan. See California Family Code 3760
- order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
- Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1269, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1995.)