California Health and Safety Code 1373.3 – An enrollee shall not be prohibited from selecting as a primary care …
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An enrollee shall not be prohibited from selecting as a primary care physician any available primary care physician who contracts with the plan in the service area where the enrollee lives or works. This section shall apply to any plan contract issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 1996.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 515, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1373.3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Enrollee: means a person who is enrolled in a plan and who is a recipient of services from the plan. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
- plan: refers to health care service plans and specialized health care service plans. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
- Service area: means a geographical area designated by the plan within which a plan shall provide health care services. See California Health and Safety Code 1345