Ins. Code, § 10402.1 · Article 8. Penalties

Ins. Code, § 10402.1

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1594, Sec. 13. Effective September 30, 1982. Operative January 1, 1983, by Sec. 82 of Ch. 1594.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS&sectionNum=10402.1.
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