{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"14115.1","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 14115.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care [14000. - 14199.97.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Administration [14100. - 14124.16.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-7/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 546.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The department may not require that any hospital based physician submit a combined charge, which includes the physician and hospital charge, if it is not the customary practice of such physician to submit a combined charge. The physician’s right to bill independently shall be respected by the department; provided, however, this shall not prevent the department from enacting reasonable regulations to insure that the total charges, when a hospital and physician bill separately, do not exceed the total charge when both bill for the same services in a combined charge.</p>","text":"The department may not require that any hospital based physician submit a combined charge, which includes the physician and hospital charge, if it is not the customary practice of such physician to submit a combined charge. The physician’s right to bill independently shall be respected by the department; provided, however, this shall not prevent the department from enacting reasonable regulations to insure that the total charges, when a hospital and physician bill separately, do not exceed the total charge when both bill for the same services in a combined charge.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/administration-14115-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}