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CA Bus & Prof Code § 470.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs|ARTICLE 6 - Funding|Section 470.1.

470.1.  (a) A grant recipient may accept funds from any public or private source for the purposes of this chapter.(b) A county and its representatives may inspect, examine, and audit the fiscal affairs of the programs and the projects funded under this chapter.(c) Programs shall, whenever reasonably possible, make use of public facilities at free or nominal costs.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 470.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs|ARTICLE 6 - Funding|Section 470.2.

470.2.  A county’s share of the funding pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed 50 percent of the approved estimated cost of the program.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 470.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs|ARTICLE 6 - Funding|Section 470.6.

470.6.  A county may carry over moneys received from distributions under Section 470.5 and from the fees for the support of dispute resolution programs authorized by this chapter that were added to fees for filing a first paper in a civil action in superior court under the laws in effect before January 1, 2006.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 75, Sec. 5. Effective July 19, 2005. Operative January 1, 2006, by Sec. 156 of Ch. 75.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs|ARTICLE 7 - Rules and Regulations|Section 471.

471.  (a) The advisory council shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, guidelines to be used by the programs for the recruitment and training of persons conducting dispute resolution, and provisions for periodic monitoring and evaluation of the programs funded pursuant to this chapter. The advisory council shall establish guidelines to evaluate the performance of participating programs, which shall include analysis of court caseload reduction, cost savings to the state, the efficacy of the programs, and the feasibility of operation of a statewide program of grants at the time the state assumes the responsibility for the funding of trial courts.(b) The advisory council shall adopt temporary guidelines within six months of its initial meeting. The adoption of these temporary guidelines shall not be subject to the procedures specified in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.Upon the adoption of the temporary guidelines, counties may award grants pursuant to this chapter. Programs funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the temporary guidelines, the requirements of this chapter and, when adopted, the formal rules and regulations.(c) Formal rules and regulations implementing this chapter shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and, upon adoption, shall supersede the temporary guidelines adopted pursuant to subdivision (b).(d) On and after January 1, 1989, or such earlier date as the advisory council completes its duties pursuant to this chapter, the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs shall periodically review the effectiveness of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and adopt changes thereto as necessary. It also shall monitor and evaluate the programs funded pursuant to this chapter as to their compliance with those rules and regulations.(e) The Director of Consumer Affairs shall administer and enforce this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, and in so doing may exercise any power conferred under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 300).(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1272, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 471.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs|ARTICLE 7 - Rules and Regulations|Section 471.3.

471.3.  The rules and regulations adopted by the advisory council pursuant to Section 471 shall be formulated to promote statewide uniformity with the guidelines contained in those rules and regulations.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 28, Sec. 6. Effective May 28, 1987.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 471.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs|ARTICLE 7 - Rules and Regulations|Section 471.5.

471.5.  Each program funded pursuant to this chapter shall annually provide the county with statistical data regarding its operating budget; the number of referrals, categories, or types of cases referred to the program; the number of persons served by the program; the number of disputes resolved; the nature of the disputes resolved; rates of compliance; the number of persons utilizing the process more than once; the duration of and the estimated costs of the hearings conducted by the programs; and any other information that the county may require. The data shall maintain the confidentiality and anonymity of the persons employing the dispute resolution process.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - Records|Section 500.

500.  If the register or book of registration of the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, or the California State Board of Pharmacy is destroyed by fire or other public calamity, the board, whose duty it is to keep the register or book, may reproduce it so that there may be shown as nearly as possible the record existing in the original at the time of destruction.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 426, Sec. 3. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - Records|Section 501.

501.  For the reproduction of the destroyed register or book the board shall make use of such existing official printed registers, books or matter, certificates, affidavits to be presented, or other official information as may be available and which may appear to the board to be authentic. Upon the completion of the reproduction, the board shall by resolution adopt the reproduced register or book as the register or book of the board, and thereafter the same shall be taken and used to all intents and purposes as well for evidence as otherwise as if it were the original.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 399.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 1.5 - Advocacy for Appropriate Health Care|Section 511.

511.  (a) No subcontract between a physician and surgeon, physician and surgeon group, or other licensed health care practitioner who contracts with a health care service plan or health insurance carrier, and another physician and surgeon, physician and surgeon group, or licensed health care practitioner, shall contain any incentive plan that includes a specific payment made, in any type or form, to a physician and surgeon, physician and surgeon group, or other licensed health care practitioner as an inducement to deny, reduce, limit, or delay specific, medically necessary, and appropriate services covered under the contract with the health care service plan or health insurance carrier and provided with respect to a specific enrollee or groups of enrollees with similar medical conditions.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit subcontracts that contain incentive plans that involve general payments such as capitation payments or shared risk agreements that are not tied to specific medical decisions involving specific enrollees or groups of enrollees with similar medical conditions.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1014, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 511.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 1.5 - Advocacy for Appropriate Health Care|Section 511.3.

511.3.  (a) When a contracting agent sells, leases, or transfers a health provider’s contract to a payor, the rights and obligations of the provider shall be governed by the underlying contract between the health care provider and the contracting agent.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) “Contracting agent” has the meaning set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 511.1.(2) “Payor” has the meaning set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 511.1.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 511.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 1.5 - Advocacy for Appropriate Health Care|Section 511.4.

511.4.  (a) A contracting agent, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 511.1, shall beginning July 1, 2006, prior to contracting, annually thereafter on or before the contract anniversary date, and, in addition, upon the contracted provider’s written request, disclose to contracting providers all of the following information in an electronic format:(1) The amount of payment for each service to be provided under the contract, including any fee schedules or other factors or units used in determining the fees for each service. To the extent that reimbursement is made pursuant to a specified fee schedule, the contract shall incorporate that fee schedule by reference, including the year of the schedule. For any proprietary fee schedule, the contract shall include sufficient detail that payment amounts related to that fee schedule can be accurately predicted.(2) The detailed payment policies and rules and nonstandard coding methodologies used to adjudicate claims, which shall, unless otherwise prohibited by state law, do all of the following:(A) When available, be consistent with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and standards accepted by nationally recognized medical societies and organizations, federal regulatory bodies, and major credentialing organizations.(B) Clearly and accurately state what is covered by any global payment provisions for both professional and institutional services, any global payment provisions for all services necessary as part of a course of treatment in an institutional setting, and any other global arrangements, such as per diem hospital payments.(C) At a minimum, clearly and accurately state the policies regarding all of the following:(i) Consolidation of multiple services or charges and payment adjustments due to coding changes.(ii) Reimbursement for multiple procedures.(iii) Reimbursement for assistant surgeons.(iv) Reimbursement for the administration of immunizations and injectable medications.(v) Recognition of CPT modifiers.(b) The information disclosures required by this section shall be in sufficient detail and in an understandable format that does not disclose proprietary trade secret information or violate copyright law or patented processes, so that a reasonable person with sufficient training, experience, and competence in claims processing can determine the payment to be made according to the terms of the contract.(c) A contracting agent may disclose the fee schedules mandated by this section through the use of a Web site, so long as it provides written notice to the contracted provider at least 45 days prior to implementing a Web site transmission format or posting any changes to the information on the Web site.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 441, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 1.5 - Advocacy for Appropriate Health Care|Section 512.

512.  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no contract that is issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 1999, between any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any group of physicians and surgeons, any medical group, any independent practice association (IPA), or any preferred provider organization (PPO), and a health care provider shall contain provisions that prohibit, restrict, or limit the health care provider from advertising.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the establishment of reasonable guidelines in connection with the activities regulated pursuant to this division, including those to prevent advertising that is, in whole or in part, untrue, misleading, deceptive, or otherwise inconsistent with this division or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For advertisements mentioning a provider’s participation in a plan or product line of any person or entity, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit requiring each advertisement to contain a disclaimer to the effect that the provider’s services may be covered for some, but not all, plans or product lines of that person or entity, or that the person or entity may cover some, but not all, provider services.(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit provisions or agreements intended to protect service marks, trademarks, trade secrets, or other confidential information or property. If a health care provider participates on a provider panel or network as a result of a direct contractual arrangement with a person or entity, including, but not limited to, any group of physicians and surgeons, any medical group, any independent practice association, or any preferred provider organization, that, in turn, has entered into a direct contractual arrangement with another person or entity, pursuant to which enrollees, subscribers, insureds, and other beneficiaries of that other person or entity may receive covered services from the health care provider, then nothing in this section is intended to prohibit reasonable provisions or agreements in the direct contractual arrangement between the health care provider and the person or entity that protect the name or trade name of the other person or entity or require that the health care provider obtain the consent of the person or entity prior to the use of the name or trade name of the person or entity in any advertising by the health care provider.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or impede the authority of any state department to regulate advertising, disclosure, or solicitation pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 523, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 2 - Eyeglasses|Section 525.

525.  No dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon shall dispense, prescribe, or sell any eyeglasses for use of a person whose sight is limited to one eye, a person who is a member of the California Highway Patrol or of a county sheriff’s office, a city police officer, a person who is a firefighter employed by the fire department of a city, county, city and county, or fire protection district and who normally wears such glasses for on-duty employment, or a person who is under 18 years of age, unless such eyeglasses are made with case-hardened lenses, with lenses made of laminated glass, with lenses made of resin material, or with lenses made of any other material resistant to shattering and which shall not be installed in frames manufactured of flammable material.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 7. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 2 - Eyeglasses|Section 526.

526.  A dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon shall not be subject to disciplinary action under this article unless they are informed by the person obtaining the eyeglasses or they have personal knowledge that the eyeglasses are for a person whose sight is limited to one eye, a person who is a member of the California Highway Patrol or of a county sheriff’s office, a city police officer, or a firefighter employed by the fire department of a city, county, city and county, or fire protection district, or a person who is under 18 years of age.A dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon is not required under this article to make any independent investigation of the occupation of the person for whom eyeglasses are intended or as to whether or not the sight of such person is limited to one eye.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 8. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 2 - Eyeglasses|Section 527.

527.  Any dispensing optician, optometrist, or physician and surgeon who violates this article is subject to disciplinary action by the board that issues their license, registration, or certificate to engage in practice.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 630, Sec. 9. (AB 1534) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 550.

550.  As used in this article, “ophthalmia neonatorum,” independent of the nature of the infection, means any condition of the eye, or eyes, of any infant in which there is any inflammation, swelling or redness in either one or both of the eyes of any infant, either apart from or together with any unnatural discharge from the eye, or eyes, of any infant, at any time within two weeks after its birth.As used in this article, “department” refers to the State Department of Health Services.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 551.

551.  It is the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician, midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative, and any person or persons attendant upon, or assisting in any way whatsoever, either the mother or child, or both, at childbirth, to treat both eyes of the infant within two hours after birth with a prophylactic efficient treatment, and in all cases where the child develops within two weeks after its birth ophthalmia neonatorum, and such person knows it to exist, to report the case within 24 hours after knowledge, in such form as the department directs, to the local health officer of the county or city within which the mother of any such infant resides.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 552.

552.  Any case of ophthalmia neonatorum or of blindness resulting from it upon which one accused of a violation of this article has been in attendance constitutes prima facie evidence of knowledge of the case by the one accused.(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 419.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 553.

553.  All maternity homes, hospitals, and similar institutions wherein childbirths occur shall keep a record of all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum occurring or discovered therein. These records shall be in the form and contain the matters which the department prescribes.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 554.

554.  The local health officer shall:(a) Investigate each case filed with him in pursuance of this article, and all other cases coming to his attention.(b) Report all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum coming to his knowledge, and the result of all investigations that he makes to the department, in such form as the department directs.(c) Conform to such rules and regulations as the department promulgates for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 555.

555.  The State Department of Health Services shall:(a) Enforce the provisions of this article.(b) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out properly the provisions of this article.(c) Print and publish any further advice and information concerning the dangers of ophthalmia neonatorum and the necessity for prompt and effective treatment thereof, as it deems necessary.(d) Furnish without cost copies of this article to all physicians, midwives and such other persons as may be lawfully engaged in the practice of obstetrics or assisting at childbirths.(e) Keep a proper record of any and all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum filed in its office in pursuance of this article, and as may come to its attention in any way, and such records shall constitute a part of the biennial report to the Governor and the Legislature.(f) Report any and all violations of this article as may come to its attention to the district attorney of the county wherein any violation of any provision of this article has been committed, for the purpose of prosecution.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 556.

556.  The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of any maternity home, hospital, or similar institution, to use the treatment prescribed in Section 551 and to record any and all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, as directed in Section 553, or the failure or refusal of any person or institution, mentioned in this article, to obey any rule or regulation adopted by the department under this article constitutes a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, for the first offense not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); for a second offense not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); and for a third offense, and thereafter not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) for each violation.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 1. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 557 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 557.

557.  If the person is a physician, midwife, or is a person who is professionally employed, the third conviction is sufficient cause for the revocation of his license by the board which has jurisdiction over it.(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 419.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 558 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|ARTICLE 3 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum|Section 558.

558.  One-half of all fines collected hereunder shall go to the county wherein the prosecution was had, and the remaining one-half thereof shall go into the state treasury and constitute a special fund to be expended by the department for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this article.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)