Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 525, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, or sooner, by Sec. 214 of Ch. 525.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law or the availability of any administrative procedure, if a health care service plan, after notice and hearing, is found to have violated this article, or regulations adopted pursuant to this article, or knowingly permits any person to do so, the director may suspend the authority of the plan to transact business.
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