California Labor Code

§ 4615

LAB § 4615 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Upon the filing of criminal charges against a physician, practitioner, or provider for any crime described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 139.21, the following shall occur:

(1)Any lien filed by, or on behalf of, the physician, practitioner, or provider or any entity controlled, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 139.21, by the physician, practitioner, or provider for medical treatment services under Section 4600 or medical-legal services under Section 4621, and any accrual of interest related to the lien, shall be automatically stayed.

(2)Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the stay shall be in effect from the time of the filing of the charges until the disposition of the criminal proceedings.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 300, Sec. 3. (AB 1422) Effective January 1, 2018.