Section 1371.8 Of Article 5. Standards From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.2. >> Article 5.
1371.8
. A health care service plan that authorizes a specific type
of treatment by a provider shall not rescind or modify this
authorization after the provider renders the health care service in
good faith and pursuant to the authorization for any reason,
including, but not limited to, the plan's subsequent rescission,
cancellation, or modification of the enrollee's or subscriber's
contract or the plan's subsequent determination that it did not make
an accurate determination of the enrollee's or subscriber's
eligibility. This section shall not be construed to expand or alter
the benefits available to the enrollee or subscriber under a plan.
The Legislature finds and declares that by adopting the amendments
made to this section by Assembly Bill 1324 of the 2007-08 Regular
Session it does not intend to instruct a court as to whether or not
the amendments are existing law.