Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee’s Law.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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Passed
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill establishes oversight of how health care service plans use binding arbitration for resolving disputes with their subscribers or enrollees. The Attorney General will be responsible for ensuring compliance with existing regulations regarding arbitration terms in contracts. The bill also specifies that arbitration claims related to health care service plans should be handled according to California’s Code of Civil Procedure. It reinforces existing authority for the Department of Managed Health Care and the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute violations of state laws.
Key provisions
- The Attorney General will oversee health care service plans’ use of binding arbitration.
- Health care service plans must comply with specific sections of the Health and Safety Code regarding arbitration.
- The bill mandates that the Attorney General can require reports from health care service plans.
- Arbitration claims related to health care service plans must follow the Code of Civil Procedure.
- Existing authority for the Department of Managed Health Care remains intact.
- The Attorney General retains the power to investigate and prosecute violations of state laws.
Who is affected
- Health care service plans
- Subscribers and enrollees of health care service plans
- The Attorney General
- The Department of Managed Health Care
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