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Authors Patel  
Subject Downcoding medical claims.
Relating To relating to health care coverage.
Title An act to add Section 1371.01 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 10123.148 to the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
Last Action Dt 2026-02-20
State Introduced
Status Pending Referral
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
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2026-02-20     Read first time. To print.
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Introduced     2026-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law sets forth requirements by which a health care service plan or health insurer reimburses a provider for health care services.