Section 12695.18.

"Participating health plan" means any of the following plans that are lawfully engaged in providing, arranging, paying for, or reimbursing the cost of personal health care services under insurance policies or contracts, medical and hospital service arrangements, or membership contracts, in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to it, and that contracts with the program to provide coverage to program subscribers:

(a) A private insurer holding a valid outstanding certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner.

(b) A nonprofit membership corporation lawfully operating under the Nonprofit Corporation Law (Division 2 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Corporations Code).

(c) A health care service plan as defined under subdivision (f) of Section 1345 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) A county or a city and county, in which case no license or approval from the Department of Insurance or the Department of Managed Health Care shall be required to meet the requirements of this part.

(e) A comprehensive primary care licensed community clinic that is an organized outpatient freestanding health facility and is not part of a hospital that delivers comprehensive primary care services, in which case, no license or approval from the Department of Insurance or the Department of Managed Health Care shall be required to meet the requirements of this part.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 526, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2011.)