California Department of Corporations announces settlement in Pacificare suit.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1996-- Department granted access to peer review and medical records The California Department of Corporations on Friday announced that it has agreed to a settlement with Pacificare of California regarding a lawsuit over the department's access to medical records and peer review records. The settlement arises out of a September 1995 suit filed by Pacificare to block the department from obtaining access to documents necessary for the department to ensure regulatory compliance with California law California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. See also
Under the settlement, signed Friday by Judge John M. Watson, Pacificare agrees that "the DOC is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to reasonable access to all records and unredacted documents maintained by Pacificare in connection with the operation of the health service plan(s) which it operates and which are licensed and regulated by the Commissioner and the DOC that are necessary to the performance of the DOC's regulatory functions as prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). in the Knox-Keene Act." In addition Pacificare also agreed that "the DOC is entitled to request and obtain from Pacificare ... a copy of all the complaining subscriber's or enrollee's medical records or unredacted documents that relate to the allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove. If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a or indication at issue, including, without limitation, medical records ... and Peer Review Records of Pacificare...." "This settlement will ensure that the department has necessary access to all the records it needs in carrying out its regulatory responsibilities," said Commissioner Keith Paul Bishop You may also be looking for Paul Bishop (actor) Paul Bishop is an author. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He worked on the Los Angeles Police Department before becoming a writer. . "This is a very significant result for all consumers." The Department of Corporations is a regulatory and licensing agency that reports to the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, and to Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that . CONTACT: Damian Jones 213/736-2507 213/704-6759 |
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