CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

No. S218497.

1 Cal.5th 994 (2016)

CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. CENTINELA RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

November 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelman & Robinson, Andrew H. Selesnick , Damaris L. Medina , Robin James and Jason O. Cheuk for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Francisco J. Silva , Long X. Do and Michelle Rubalcava for California Medical Association, California Hospital Association, California Orthopaedic Association, California Radiological Society and California Society of Pathologists as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Office of Astrid G. Meghrigian and Astrid G. Meghrigian for California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Reed Smith , Kurt C. Peterson , Kenneth N. Smersfelt , Zareh A. Jaltorossian ; Grignon Law Firm and Margaret M. Grignon for Defendant and Respondent Blue Cross of California doing business as Anthem Blue Cross.

Crowell & Moring, William A. Helvestine , Ethan P. Schulman and Damian D. Capozzola for Defendant and Respondent Health Net of California, Inc.

Crowell & Moring and Jennifer S. Romano for Defendant and Respondent Pacificare of California doing Business as Secure Horizons Health Plan of America.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Gregory N. Pimstone , Joanna S. McCallum and Jeffrey J. Maurer for Defendant and Respondent California Physicians' Service doing business as Blue Shield of California.

Hernandez Schaedel & Associates, Gonzalez Saggio & Harlen, Zuber Lawler & Del Duca, Don A. Hernandez and Jamie L. Lopez for Defendant and Respondent SCAN Health Plan.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Krik A. Patrick , Richard J. Doren and Heather L. Richardson for Defendant and Respondent Aetna Health of California.

DLA Piper, Cooley, William P. Donovan, Jr. , and Matthew D. Caplan for Defendant and Respondent Cigna HealthCare of California, Inc.

Barger & Wolen, John M. LeBlanc ; Hinshaw & Culbertson, Sandra I. Weishart and Larry M. Golub for California Association of Health Plans and CAPG as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Carol L. Ventura , Drew Brereton and Sheila M. Tatayon for California Department of Managed Health Care as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

Both state and federal law require any licensed hospital that has appropriate facilities and qualified personnel to provide emergency medical services or care regardless of a patient's ability to pay. (Health & Saf. Code, § 1317, subds. (a), (b);1 42 U.S.C. &...

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