California Health and Safety Code

§ 127286

HSC § 127286 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 107 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Commencing on January 1, 2027, health facilities, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices shall annually report to the department, on forms supplied by the department, whether all of their health care employees eligible for employer-sponsored health care coverage are eligible to receive coverage at the commencement of employment without a waiting period. If not all health care employees eligible for employer-sponsored health care coverage are eligible without a waiting period, the health facilities, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices shall additionally report the following on forms supplied by the department:

(1)If the same waiting period applies to all eligible health care employees, the length of the waiting period.

(2)If different waiting periods apply to different classifications of eligible health care employees, the length of the waiting period for each classification employed by the health facility, clinic, home health agency, or hospice.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 398, Sec. 1. (AB 1418) Effective January 1, 2026.