Section 100508 Of Title 22. California Health Benefit Exchange From California Government Code >> Title 22.
100508
. (a) Records of the Exchange that reveal any of the
following shall be exempt from disclosure under the California Public
Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division
7 of Title 1):
The deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any
other portion of the negotiations with entities contracting or
seeking to contract with the Exchange, entities with which the
Exchange is considering a contract, or entities with which the
Exchange is considering or enters into any other arrangement under
which the Exchange provides, receives, or arranges services or
reimbursement.
(b) The following records of the Exchange shall be exempt from
disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1) as follows:
(1) (A) Except for the portion of a contract that contains the
rates of payments, contracts with participating carriers entered into
pursuant to this title on or after the date the act that added this
subparagraph becomes effective, shall be open to inspection one year
after the effective dates of the contracts.
(B) If contracts with participating carriers entered into pursuant
to this title are amended, the amendments shall be open to
inspection one year after the effective date of the amendments.
(c) Three years after a contract or amendment is open to
inspection pursuant to subdivision (b), the portion of the contract
or amendment containing the rates of payment shall be open to
inspection.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, entire contracts with
participating carriers or amendments to contracts with participating
carriers shall be open to inspection by the Joint Legislative Audit
Committee. The committee shall maintain the confidentiality of the
contracts and amendments until the contracts or amendments to a
contract are open to inspection pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).