California Insurance Code

§ 1068

INS § 1068 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 14.8

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 of the Health and Safety Code, 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 for or the provision of hospital, medical, and surgical benefits under a group contract.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 857, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 2001.