California Insurance Code 10177.9 – (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons …
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons licensed in this state to engage in the practice of dentistry shall be accorded equal professional status and privileges, without regard to the degree earned.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no nonprofit hospital service plan or self-insured employee welfare benefit plan shall discriminate, with respect to employment, staff privileges, or the provision of, or contracts for, professional services, against a licensed dentist solely on the basis of the educational degree held by the dentist.
Terms Used In California Insurance Code 10177.9
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 729, Sec. 3.)