Section 127456 Of Article 2. Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 2.
127456
. (a) The period described in Section 127455 shall be
extended if the patient has a pending appeal for coverage of the
services, until a final determination of that appeal is made, if the
patient makes a reasonable effort to communicate with the emergency
physician about the progress of any pending appeals.
(b) For purposes of this section, "pending appeal" includes any of
the following:
(1) A grievance against a contracting health care service plan, as
described in Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division
2, or against an insurer, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 10110) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.
(2) An independent medical review, as described in Section 10145.3
or 10169 of the Insurance Code.
(3) A fair hearing for a review of a Medi-Cal claim pursuant to
Section 10950 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(4) An appeal regarding Medicare coverage consistent with federal
law and regulations.