Insurance Code section 10402.1

An insurer or plan which accepts or ratifies a contract for alternative rates known by it to have been executed by a provider prior to the insurer’s or plan’s authorization, in reliance on the representation that it was authorized by such insurer or plan, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 10402.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10402.1. (updated Sep. 30, 1982; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_10402.1

Original Source: Section 10402.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10402.1. (last accessed May 12, 2025).