Section 1371.22 Of Article 5. Standards From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.2. >> Article 5.
1371.22
. If a contract between a health care service plan and a
provider requires that the provider accept, as payment from the plan,
the lowest payment rate charged by the provider to any patient or
third party, this contract provision shall not be deemed to apply to,
or take into consideration, any cash payments made to the provider
by individual patients who do not have any private or public form of
health care coverage for the service rendered by the provider, as
described in subdivision (c) of Section 657 of the Business and
Professions Code. This section shall apply to a provider contract
that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after the effective date of
this section.