A plan, any entity contracting with a plan, and providers are each responsible for their own acts or omissions, and are not liable for the acts or omissions of, or the costs of defending, others. Any provision to the contrary in a contract with providers is void and unenforceable. Nothing in this section shall preclude a finding of liability on the part of a plan, any entity contracting with a plan, or a provider, based on the doctrines of equitable indemnity, comparative negligence, contribution, or other statutory or common law bases for liability.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1371.25
Standards
Known as the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act
The act spans §§ 1340–1399 (617 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 115 Cal. App. 4th 168 - JRS Products, Inc. v. Matsushita Electric Corp. of America (2004)
Most recently applied in 198 Cal. App. 4th 1390 - Martin v. PacifiCare of California (August 2011)
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 774, Sec. 2
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.