Healthcare
Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee’s Law
Lindalee’s Law puts the Attorney General in charge of overseeing health-plan compliance with rules for binding arbitration.
The law adds state oversight of arbitration clauses in health care service plan contracts while preserving the Department of Managed Health Care’s existing enforcement authority.
What the law does
- Authorizes the Attorney General to require health care service plans to report on compliance with arbitration-disclosure and related requirements.
- Requires arbitration claims under health care service plans to follow California’s arbitration laws.
- Preserves the Attorney General’s authority to investigate and prosecute violations of unfair-competition and other state laws.
- Requires the Attorney General to notify the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care about compliance actions.
Who it affects
- Health care service plans that require binding arbitration to resolve disputes.
- Plan subscribers and enrollees subject to binding-arbitration terms.