Tag: Insurance Code
AB 1502: Health Care Discrimination
On February 17, 2023, Assembly Bill 1502 by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) was introduced to address discrimination in health care matters. AB 1502 would add Section 1367.044 to the Health and Safety Code and Section 10140.3 to the Insurance Code. Section...
California’s Use of Statutory Construction in Statutes
The courts in California, as well as across the country, utilize certain canons or rules of statutory construction. Essentially, statutory construction is how the courts interpret and ultimately apply the statutes or laws enacted by the state and federal legislatures....