§ 10240 The remedy for the resolution of claims arising under contracts made …
§ 10240.1 The claimant may initiate arbitration not later than 90 days after …
§ 10240.2 A failure by the claimant to pursue diligently and exhaust, as to the …
§ 10240.3 Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration shall be …
§ 10240.4 No decision made by a department shall be conclusive on any issue in …
§ 10240.5 (a) The Departments of General Services, Transportation, and …
§ 10240.6 As used in this article, “claim” means a demand for monetary …
§ 10240.7 As used in this article, “Public Works Contract Arbitration …
§ 10240.8 Unless the parties to the contract otherwise agree, the arbitration …
§ 10240.9 A party to the contract may join in the arbitration as a party, any …
§ 10240.10 v2 Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing the parties …
§ 10240.11 Except as provided in this article and in the regulations adopted …
§ 10240.12 A party may, within the applicable time periods and upon the grounds …
§ 10240.13 The cost of conducting the arbitration shall be borne equally by the …

Terms Used In California Codes > Public Contract Code > Division 2 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 > Article 7.1 - Resolution of Contract Claims

  • Basic health care services: includes ambulance and ambulance transport services provided through the "911" emergency response system. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
  • claim: means a demand for monetary compensation or damages, arising under or relating to the performance of a contract awarded under this chapter. See California Public Contract Code 10240.6
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means , and "licensed" refers to, a license as a plan pursuant to Section 1353. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
  • licensed: refers to , a license as a plan pursuant to Section 1353. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
  • 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.
  • Person: means any person, individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, foundation, labor organization, corporation, limited liability company, public agency, or political subdivision of the state. 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
  • Plan contract: means a contract between a plan and its subscribers or enrollees or a person contracting on their behalf pursuant to which health care services, including basic health care services, are furnished. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
  • Provider: means any professional person, organization, health facility, or other person or institution licensed by the state to deliver or furnish health care services. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
  • Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee: means the committee created by Article 7. See California Public Contract Code 10240.7
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • specialized health care service plan: means either of the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 1345

  • Specialized health care service plan contract: means a contract for health care services in a single specialized area of health care, including dental care, for subscribers or enrollees, or which pays for or which reimburses any part of the cost for those services, in return for a prepaid or periodic charge paid by or on behalf of the subscribers or enrollees. See California Health and Safety Code 1345
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Health and Safety Code 12.2
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • Subscriber: means the person who is responsible for payment to a plan or whose employment or other status, except for family dependency, is the basis for eligibility for membership in the plan. See California Health and Safety Code 1345