California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 11 - Payers’ Bill of Rights

• Section 1339.50.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Payers’ Bill of Rights.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 582, Sec. 6. Effective January 1,
• Section 1339.51.
  (a)  (1)  Beginning July 1, 2004, a hospital, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), shall make a written or electronic copy of its...
• Section 1339.52.
  A hospital may not condition acceptance of a contract with a health care service plan or health insurer upon the health care service plan or...
• Section 1339.54.
  Any person may file a claim with the department alleging a violation of this article. The department shall investigate and inform the complaining person of...
• Section 1339.55.
  (a)  Beginning July 1, 2004, each hospital shall file a copy of its charge description master annually with the office, in a format determined by...
• Section 1339.56.
  (a) Each hospital shall compile a list of 25 common outpatient procedures and shall submit annually to the office a list of its average charges for...
• Section 1339.58.
  Any information provided by the office on its Internet Web site pursuant to Section 1339.56 or 1339.57 may inform persons where quality of care information...
• Section 1339.585.
  Upon the request of a person without health coverage, a hospital shall provide the person with a written estimate of the amount the hospital will...
• Section 1339.59.
  (a) A hospital shall be in violation of this article if it knowingly or negligently fails to comply with the requirements of this article.(b) A hospital that...

Last modified: October 22, 2018