California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1027


Introduced by Assembly Member Gatto

February 26, 2015


An act to amend Section 11580.010 of the Insurance Code, relating to automobile insurance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1027, as introduced, Gatto. Automobile insurance coverage: medical transportation services.

Existing law provides that an automobile liability insurer that is responsible for coverage for ordinary, reasonable, and necessary medical transportation services to an insured, or to a valid claimant on behalf of an insured, is liable to the person performing those services. Existing law provides that the insurer may discharge the obligation by making payment to the person performing those services, to the insured, or to the claimant on behalf of the insured. Existing law provides that an insured or claimant who receives that payment, as specified, from the insurer is liable for those charges to the person performing those services.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 11580.010 of the Insurance Code is
2amended to read:

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11580.010.  

(a) begin deleteAny end deletebegin insertAn end insertautomobile liability insurer that is
2responsible for coverage for ordinary, reasonable, and necessary
3medical transportation services provided to an begin deleteinsured, or on behalf
4of an insured, to a valid claimantend delete
begin insert insured, or a valid claimant on
5behalf of an insured,end insert
is liable for those charges to the person
6performing those services. The insurer may discharge this
7obligation by making payment to the person performing the
8medical transportation services or to the insured orbegin delete on behalf of
9the insuredend delete
to the claimantbegin insert on behalf of the insuredend insert.

10(b) begin deleteAny end deletebegin insertAn end insertinsured or claimant who has receivedbegin delete payment,
11whichend delete
begin insert payment from an insurer for a loss relating to a vehicle thatend insert
12 includes charges for medical transportationbegin delete services, from an
13insurer for a loss relating to a vehicleend delete
begin insert servicesend insert is liable for those
14charges to the person performing those services.



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