California Health and Safety Code

§ 1394.7

HSC § 1394.7 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 8.5

Statute text

(a)As used in this section the following definitions shall apply:

(1)“Health care service plan” means any plan as defined in Section 1345, but this section does not apply to specialized health care service contracts.

(2)“Carrier” means a health care service plan, an insurer issuing group disability coverage which covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, a nonprofit hospital service plan, or any other entity responsible for either the payment of benefits or the provision of hospital, medical, and surgical benefits under a group contract.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 525, Sec. 148. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, or sooner, by Sec. 214 of Ch. 525.