California Health and Safety Code

§ 1374.193

HSC § 1374.193 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)A health care service plan that issues, sells, renews, or offers a plan contract covering dental services, including a specialized health care service plan contract covering dental services, or a contracting entity may grant a third party access to a provider network contract, or a provider’s dental services or contractual discounts provided pursuant to a provider network contract if the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) are met.

(b)A health care service plan that issues, sells, renews, or offers a plan contract covering dental services may grant a third party access to a provider network contract if, at the time the provider network contract is entered into, and at any time a notice is sent to a health care provider as required under Section 1375.7, the provider network contract allows a provider to choose not to participate in third-party access to the provider network contract. The third-party access provision of the provider network contract shall be clearly identified. A plan shall not grant third-party access to the provider network contract of a provider that does not participate in third-party access to the provider network contract.

(c)A contracting entity may grant a third party access to a provider network contract, or a provider’s dental services or contractual discounts provided pursuant to a provider network contract, if all of the following are met:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 540, Sec. 1. (AB 954) Effective January 1, 2020.