Section 139.43 Of Chapter 5. Division Of Workers’ Compensation From California Labor Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 5.
139.43
. (a) No person or entity shall advertise, print, display,
publish, distribute, or broadcast, or cause or permit to be
advertised, printed, displayed, published, distributed, or broadcast
in any manner, any statement concerning services or benefits to be
provided to an injured worker, that is paid for directly or
indirectly by that person or entity and is false, misleading, or
deceptive, or that omits material information necessary to make the
statement therein not false, misleading, or deceptive.
(b) As soon as reasonably possible, but not later than January 1,
1994, the administrative director shall adopt regulations governing
advertising by persons or entities other than physicians and
attorneys with respect to services or benefits for injured workers.
In promulgating regulations pursuant to this subdivision, the
administrative director shall review existing regulations, including
those adopted by the State Bar, to identify those regulatory
approaches that may serve as a model for regulations required by this
subdivision.
(c) A violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor, punishable by
incarceration in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a
fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(d) This section shall not apply to physicians or attorneys. It is
the intent of the Legislature to exempt physicians and attorneys
from this section because the conduct regulated by this section, with
respect to physicians and attorneys, is governed by other provisions
of law.