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Effective Jan 1, 2020Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 647, Sec. 8. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2020.
- (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 services” means a medical network licensed by the Department of Insurance or Department of Managed Health Care, or a third-party claims adjusting organization licensed by the Department of Insurance or certified by the Office of Self-Insurance Plans, or a legal entity that offers medical management or physician network services within California.
- (c) For purposes of this article, “entity that provides ancillary services” means an entity that provides medical services or goods, as authorized by Section 4600, by a nonphysician, including, but not limited to, interpreter services, physical therapy, and pharmaceutical services.