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California’s New Mini-CFPB Law Largely Parallels Its Federal Cousin By Brian Casey and Jon Gillum | February 5, 2021 California recently adopted significant amendments to its financial code, resulting in what is now known as the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CFPL), or colloquially as the California “mini-CFPB” Act. The California CFPL substantially mimics the federal Consumer Financial Protection Act, which was a key part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The federal Dodd-Frank Act,...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 5, 2021, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued an All Plan Letter regarding the newly passed California Senate Bill 855 (Wiener, Stats. 2020, ch. 151 § 2) (SB 855). 1 SB 855 became effective on January 1, 2021. It amends the California Health and Safety Code and Insurance Code to expand state coverage requirements for mental health and substance use disorder services, and it requires health plans and insurers to adopt a standardized definition of “medical necessity” for those treatments. 2 Th...

01/15/21 WorkersCompensation.com Ventura, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Acting District Attorney Cheryl M. Temple announced today that Perry Adam Lieber (DOB 4/23/86), of Santa Barbara, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 24 months of felony probation after pleading guilty to felony workers' compensation fraud in violation of Insurance Code section 1871.4(a). Lieber previously admitted that he made false material statements for the purpose of obtaining disability and other benefits to which he was not entitled during a prior workers' compensation claim with the Ventura County Fire Departme...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Consumers Benefit From New Initiatives The New Year brings new protections for California consumers, as six laws sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance went into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. “These new laws will help future wildfire survivors recover faster and defend the rights of domestic workers and small businesses in a state of emergency,” said Commissioner Lara. “I am gr...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking steps to ensure transgender youth are not denied access to medical care by their insurance company. Lara announced Wednesday, December 30, that he had directed the Department of Insurance to issue a General Counsel Opinion Letter clarifying that under existing California law, health insurance companies may not deny coverage for male chest reconstruction surgery for female-to-male patients undergoing gender-affirming care for gender dysphoria based solely on a patient's age. The letter, signed by General Counsel & Deputy Commissioner Ken...