Insurance: health coverage.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about which parts of the law are being changed, only that they are technical and nonsubstantive.

Health Coverage Rules for Insurance

The bill makes minor, non-substantive changes to existing laws regarding health coverage insurance in California.

What This Bill Does

• Makes technical and nonsubstantive changes to the law that governs how entities providing health coverage interact with preferred provider organizations (PPOs).

Who It Names or Affects

• Entities providing health coverage in California
• Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) in California

Terms To Know

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

A type of healthcare plan where members can choose to see doctors and hospitals within a network for better coverage.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not change the services covered by health insurance.
• It only makes minor, non-substantive changes to existing laws about how entities providing health coverage interact with PPOs.

Official Summary Text

AB 2643, as introduced, Caloza.
Insurance: health coverage.
Existing law requires a person or other entity providing coverage in this state for medical, surgical, chiropractic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental, hospital, or optometric services, whether this coverage is by direct payment, reimbursement, or otherwise, and that enters into an arrangement or contract with, or underwrites, a preferred provider organization or arrangement, as specified, be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Insurance.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Current Bill Text

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