California Civil Code

§ 43.98

CIV § 43.98 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 1 · Part 2

Statute text

(a)There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, any consultant on account of any communication by that consultant to the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care or any other officer, employee, agent, contractor, or consultant of the Department of Managed Health Care, when that communication is for the purpose of determining whether health care services have been or are being arranged or provided in accordance with the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code) and any regulation adopted thereunder and the consultant does all of the following:

(1)Acts without malice.

(2)Makes a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter communicated.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 857, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.