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Insurance Code § 796.01

ARTICLE 6.8. Claims Reviewers

Current as of September 28, 2026Ins. Code, § 796.01Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 544, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.

Disability insurers and nonprofit hospital service plans shall, upon rejecting a claim from a health care provider or a patient, and upon their demand, disclose the specific rationale used in determining why the claim was rejected. Nothing in this section is intended to expand or restrict the ability of a health care provider or a patient from having health care coverage approved in advance of services.