An insurer or plan which accepts or ratifies a contract for alternative rates known by it to have been executed by a provider prior to the insurer’s or plan’s authorization, in reliance on the representation that it was authorized by such insurer or plan, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Ins. Code § 10402.1
Penalties
Known as the Health Insurance Disclosure Act
The act spans §§ 10110–11549 (1,209 sections).
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1594, Sec. 13
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.