California · Labor Code

LAB §4608: No workers’ compensation insurer, self-insured employer, or agent of an insurer or self-insured employer, shall refuse to pay pharmacy benefits solely because the claim form utilized is reproduced by

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Workers' compensation insurers and self-insured employers cannot refuse to pay pharmacy benefits solely because a reproduced claim form is used instead of an original.

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No workers’ compensation insurer, self-insured employer, or agent of an insurer or self-insured employer, shall refuse to pay pharmacy benefits solely because the claim form utilized is reproduced by the person providing the pharmacy benefits, provided the reproduced form is an exact copy of that used by the insurer, self-insured employer, or agent.

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