California Business and Professions Code

§ 16770

BPC § 16770Div. 7 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the citizens of this state receive high-quality health care coverage in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

(b)In furtherance of this intent, the Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to enhance the ability of California purchasers, providers, and payers to form efficient-sized bargaining units for the purpose of contracting for the delivery of health care services.

(c)This Legislature has previously demonstrated its intent in this area by the recent enactment of Chapters 328, 329, and 1594 of the Statutes of 1982 authorizing various types of contracts to be entered into between public or private purchasers or payers of health care coverage, and institutional or professional providers of health care services.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 12.