California § 10235.9 - Every insurer shall report annually by June 30 the total number of claims denied
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§ 10235.9. Every insurer shall report annually by June 30 the total number of claims denied
(a) Every insurer shall report annually by June 30 the total number of claims denied by each class of business in the state and the number of these claims denied for failure to meet the waiting period or because of a preexisting condition as of the end of the preceding calendar year. (b) The insurer shall provide every policyholder or certificate holder whose claim is denied a written notice within 40 days of the date of denial of the reasons for the denial and all information directly related to the denial. Insurers shall annually report to the department the number of denied claims. (c) The department shall make available to the public, upon request, the denial rate of claims by insurer.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10235.9 ("Every insurer shall report annually by June 30 the total number of claims denied") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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