California Government Code

§ 22850

GOV § 22850 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 5 · Ch. 1 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)The board may, without compliance with any provision of law relating to competitive bidding, enter into contracts with carriers offering health benefit plans or with entities offering services relating to the administration of health benefit plans.

(b)The board may contract with carriers for health benefit plans or approve health benefit plans offered by employee organizations, provided that the carriers have operated successfully in the hospital and medical care fields prior to the contracting for or approval thereof. The plans may include hospital benefits, surgical benefits, inpatient medical benefits, outpatient benefits, obstetrical benefits, and benefits offered by a bona fide church, sect, denomination, or organization whose principles include healing entirely by prayer or spiritual means.

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the board may contract with health benefit plans offering unique or specialized health services.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 330, Sec. 18. (SB 782) Effective January 1, 2020.