California Labor Code ARTICLE 2.3 - Medical Provider Networks

• Section 4616.
  (a) (1) On or after January 1, 2005, an insurer, employer, or entity that provides physician network services may establish or modify a medical provider network for...
• Section 4616.1.
  (a) An insurer, employer, or entity that provides physician network services that offers a medical provider network under this division and that uses economic profiling shall...
• Section 4616.2.
  (a) A medical provider network shall file a written continuity of care policy with the administrative director.(b) If approved by the administrative director, the provisions of the...
• Section 4616.3.
  (a) If the injured employee notifies the employer of the injury or files a claim for workers’ compensation with the employer, the employer shall arrange an...
• Section 4616.4.
  (a) (1) The administrative director shall contract with individual physicians, as described in paragraph (2), or an independent medical review organization to perform medical provider network (MPN)...
• Section 4616.5.
  (a) For purposes of this article, “employer” means a self-insured employer, joint powers authority, or the state.(b) For purposes of this article, “entity that provides physician network...
• Section 4616.6.
  No additional examinations shall be ordered by the appeals board and no other reports shall be admissable to resolve any controversy arising out of this...
• Section 4616.7.
  (a) A health care organization certified pursuant to Section 4600.5 shall be deemed approved pursuant to this article if the requirements of this article are met,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018