California Health and Safety Code

§ 1797.98c

HSC § 1797.98c Effective Jan 1, 2006Div. 2.5 · Ch. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Physicians and surgeons wishing to be reimbursed shall submit their claims for emergency services provided to patients who do not make any payment for services and for whom no responsible third party makes any payment.

(b)If, after receiving payment from the fund, a physician and surgeon is reimbursed by a patient or a responsible third party, the physician and surgeon shall do one of the following:

(1)Notify the administering agency, and, after notification, the administering agency shall reduce the physician and surgeon’s future payment of claims from the fund. In the event there is not a subsequent submission of a claim for reimbursement within one year, the physician and surgeon shall reimburse the fund in an amount equal to the amount collected from the patient or third-party payer, but not more than the amount of reimbursement received from the fund.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 671, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.