Common use of PUBLIC POLICY PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE Clause in Contracts

PUBLIC POLICY PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE. This procedure enables you to participate in es- tablishing public policy of Blue Shield of Cali- fornia. It is not to be used as a substitute for the grievance procedure, complaints, inquiries, or requests for information. Public policy means acts performed by a plan or its employees and staff to assure the comfort, dignity, and convenience of patients who rely on the plan's facilities to provide health care ser- vices to them, their families, and the public (Health and Safety Code, Section 1369). At least one-third of the Board of Directors of Blue Shield is comprised of Subscribers who are not employees, providers, subcontractors, or group contract brokers and who do not have fi- nancial interest in Blue Shield. The names of the members of the Board of Directors may be ob- tained from: Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings Blue Shield of California 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (000) 000-0000 1. Your recommendations, suggestions, or comments should be submitted in writing to the Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings, at the above address, who will acknowledge re- ceipt of your letter. 2. Your name, address, phone number, sub- xxxxxxx number, and group number should be included with each communication. 3. The policy issue should be stated so that it will be readily understood. Submit all relevant in- formation and reasons for the policy issue with your letter. 4. Policy issues will be heard at least quarterly as agenda items for meetings of the Board of Di- rectors. Minutes of Board meetings will reflect decisions on public policy issues that were con- sidered. If you have initiated a policy issue, ap- propriate extracts of the minutes will be furnished to you within ten (10) business days after the minutes have been approved.

PUBLIC POLICY PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE. This procedure enables you to participate in es- tablishing public policy of Blue Shield of Cali- forniaCalifor- nia. It is not to be used as a substitute for the grievance procedure, complaints, inquiries, inquiries or requests re- quests for information. Public policy means acts performed by a plan or its employees and staff to assure the comfort, dignity, dig- nity and convenience of patients who rely on the plan's facilities to provide health care ser- vices services to them, their families, and the public (Health and Safety Code, Section 1369). At least one-third of the Board of Directors of Blue Shield is comprised of Subscribers who are not employees, providers, subcontractors, or group contract brokers and who do not have fi- nancial interest in Blue Shield. The names of the members of the Board of Directors may be ob- tained from: Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings Blue Shield of California 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (000) 000-0000 1. Your recommendations, suggestions, suggestions or comments com- ments should be submitted in writing to the Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings, at the above address, who will acknowledge re- ceipt receipt of your letter. 2. Your name, address, phone number, sub- xxxxxxx subscrib- er number, and group number should be included in- cluded with each communication. 3. The policy issue should be stated so that it will be readily understood. Submit all relevant in- formation information and reasons for the policy issue with your letter. 4. Policy issues will be heard at least quarterly as agenda items for meetings of the Board of Di- rectors. Minutes of Board meetings will reflect re- flect decisions on public policy issues that were con- sideredconsidered. If you have initiated a policy issue, ap- propriate appropriate extracts of the minutes will be furnished to you within ten (10) business days after the minutes have been approved.

PUBLIC POLICY PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE. This procedure enables you to participate in es- tablishing estab- lishing public policy of Blue Shield of Cali- forniaCalifornia. It is not to be used as a substitute for the grievance griev- ance procedure, complaints, inquiries, or requests for information. Public policy means acts performed by a plan or its employees and staff to assure the comfort, dignitydig- nity, and convenience of patients who rely on the plan's facilities to provide health care ser- vices services to them, their families, and the public (Health and Safety Code, Section 1369). At least one-third of the Board of Directors of Blue Shield is comprised of Subscribers who are not employees, providers, subcontractors, or group contract brokers and who do not have fi- nancial interest in Blue Shield. The names of the members of the Board of Directors may be ob- tained from: Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings Blue Shield of California 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (000) 000-0000 1. Your recommendations, suggestions, or comments com- ments should be submitted in writing to the Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings, at the above address, who will acknowledge re- ceipt receipt of your letter. 2. Your name, address, phone number, sub- xxxxxxx subscrib- er number, and group number should be included in- cluded with each communication. 3. The policy issue should be stated so that it will be readily understood. Submit all relevant in- formation information and reasons for the policy issue with your letter. 4. Policy issues will be heard at least quarterly as agenda items for meetings of the Board of Di- rectors. Minutes of Board meetings will reflect re- flect decisions on public policy issues that were con- sideredconsidered. If you have initiated a policy issue, ap- propriate appropriate extracts of the minutes will be furnished to you within ten (10) business days after the minutes have been approved.

PUBLIC POLICY PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE. This procedure enables you to participate in es- tablishing estab- lishing public policy of Blue Shield of Cali- forniaCalifornia. It is not to be used as a substitute for the grievance griev- ance procedure, complaints, inquiries, or requests for information. Public policy means acts performed by a plan or its employees and staff to assure the comfort, dignitydig- nity, and convenience of patients who rely on the plan's facilities to provide health care ser- vices services to them, their families, and the public (Health and Safety Code, Section 1369). At least one-third of the Board of Directors of Blue Shield is comprised of Subscribers who are not employees, providers, subcontractors, or group contract brokers and who do not have fi- nancial interest in Blue Shield. The names of the members of the Board of Directors Direc- tors may be ob- tained obtained from: Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings Blue Shield of California 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (000) 000-0000 1. Your recommendations, suggestions, suggestions or comments com- ments should be submitted in writing to the Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings, at the above address, who will acknowledge re- ceipt receipt of your letter. 2. Your name, address, phone number, sub- xxxxxxx subscrib- er number, and group number should be included in- cluded with each communication. 3. The policy issue should be stated so that it will be readily understood. Submit all relevant in- formation information and reasons for the policy issue with your letter. 4. Policy issues will be heard at least quarterly as agenda items for meetings of the Board of Di- rectors. Minutes of Board meetings will reflect re- flect decisions on public policy issues that were con- sideredconsidered. If you have initiated a policy issue, ap- propriate appropriate extracts of the minutes will be furnished to you within ten (10) business days after the minutes have been approved.

PUBLIC POLICY PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE. This procedure enables you to participate in es- tablishing estab- lishing public policy of Blue Shield of Cali- forniaCalifornia. It is not to be used as a substitute for the grievance griev- ance procedure, complaints, inquiries, or requests for information. Public policy means acts performed by a plan or its employees and staff to assure the comfort, dignitydig- nity, and convenience of patients who rely on the plan's facilities to provide health care ser- vices services to them, their families, and the public (Health and Safety Code, Section 1369). At least one-third of the Board of Directors of Blue Shield is comprised of Subscribers who are not employees, providers, subcontractors, or group contract brokers and who do not have fi- nancial interest in Blue Shield. The names of the members of the Board of Directors may be ob- tained from: Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings Blue Shield of California 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (000) 000-0000 1. Your recommendations, suggestions, suggestions or comments com- ments should be submitted in writing to the Sr. Manager, Regulatory Filings, at the above address, who will acknowledge re- ceipt receipt of your letter. 2. Your name, address, phone number, sub- xxxxxxx subscrib- er number, and group number should be included in- cluded with each communication. 3. The policy issue should be stated so that it will be readily understood. Submit all relevant in- formation information and reasons for the policy issue with your letter. 4. Policy issues will be heard at least quarterly as agenda items for meetings of the Board of Di- rectors. Minutes of Board meetings will reflect re- flect decisions on public policy issues that were con- sideredconsidered. If you have initiated a policy issue, ap- propriate appropriate extracts of the minutes will be furnished to you within ten (10) business days after the minutes have been approved.