California Laws On Medical Bills

What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California

https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/surprise-medical-bills-federal-no-surprises-act-california-law/

The new federal law, the No Surprises Act, also protects nearly 1 million Californians not covered by a 2009 California Supreme Court ruling that prohibits emergency room doctors and other providers of emergency services from billing HMO patients for out-of-network charges not paid by their insurers — a practice known as balance billing.

https://www.acainternational.org/news/california-joins-ranks-of-states-with-new-medical-debt-collection-laws/

A.B. 1020, a health care debt and fair billing law that imposes new restrictions on hospital debt collection and charity care requirements, takes effect Jan. 1. …

Surprise Medical Bills Fact Sheet - California …

https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/HealthCareInCalifornia/FactSheets/fsab72.pdf

Surprise Medical Bills The law protects consumers from surprise medical bills when: • An enrollee goes to an in-network facility • An enrollee receives emergency services such as …

What is the Statute of Limitations on Medical Debt in California?

https://www.newpointlaw.com/blog/2022/07/what-is-the-statute-of-limitations-on-medical-debt-in-california/

The California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (CFDCPA), which is also called the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, contains provisions similar to …