California Health and Safety Code 1399.873 – (a) Except as provided by any other law, the requirements of …
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(a) Except as provided by any other law, the requirements of this article apply to health care service plans that cover hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, including a health care service plan that contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services to provide health care services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, and specialized health care service plans that provide behavioral health care.
(b) The obligation of a health care service plan to comply with this article is not waived if the health care service plan delegates any services or functions to its medical groups, independent practice associations, or other contracting entities.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1399.873
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- plan: refers to health care service plans and specialized health care service plans. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 14. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)