California Insurance Code

§ 10145.3

INS § 10145.3 Effective Jan 1, 2010Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Every disability insurer that covers hospital, medical, or surgical benefits shall provide an external, independent review process to examine the insurer’s coverage decisions regarding experimental or investigational therapies for individual insureds who meet all of the following criteria:

(1)(A) The insured has a life-threatening or seriously debilitating condition.

(B)For purposes of this section, “life-threatening” means either or both of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 479, Sec. 4. (AB 830) Effective January 1, 2010.