(a) Within seven days after the effective date of enrollment, the prepaid health plan shall provide in writing the following information to a new enrollee or the family unit of the new enrollee:
(1) An appropriate document identifying the enrollee and authorizing the services or benefits to which that person is entitled under the plan subject to verification of eligibility.
(2) A description of all services and benefits provided by the plan.
(3) An explanation of the procedure for obtaining these services and benefits, including in the case of medical foundations or independent practice associations, the address and telephone number of each primary care physician, dentist, optometrist, psychologist, and in the case of other plans, the address and telephone number of each service site and the location of primary care physicians, dentists, optometrists and psychologists, and in the case of all prepaid health plans, the address and telephone numbers of each hospital, pharmacy, and skilled nursing facility where health care benefits may be obtained. In addition, the explanation shall state the hours and days where each of these facilities are open and the services and benefits available.
(4) The location, telephone number, and procedure for securing 24-hour emergency care and an explanation of and procedure for obtaining out-of-area emergency coverage.
(5) Information setting forth the term of enrollment in the prepaid health plan including the causes for which an enrollee shall lose eligibility in the prepaid health plan.
(6) The procedure for processing and resolving any grievance by enrollees. Such information shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the person responsible for resolving grievances or initiating a grievance procedure.
(7) The procedure by which enrollees may request disenrollment.
(8) Any other information essential to the use of the prepaid health plan as may be required by the department.
(b) The information made available under this section shall be revised and distributed annually to each enrollee or enrollee’s family unit and whenever there is a change in the services provided or the location where they may be obtained. Except for a change which is unforeseeable, all enrollees affected by the change in service or the location of services shall be notified at least 14 days prior to such a change.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1061.)
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