The Governor VETOED this bill. Health care coverage: HIV specialists – This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020, to permit an HIV specialist, as defined, to be an eligible primary care provider, as defined, if the provider requests primary care provider status and meets the plan’s or the health insurer’s eligibility criteria for all specialists seeking primary care provider status. The bill would provide that these provisions do not apply to a health insurance policy that does not require an insured to obtain a referral from the primary care physician prior to seeking covered health care services from a specialist. The bill would provide that these provisions do not include an HIV specialist as a primary care physician for the purposes of network adequacy requirements.