California Health and Safety Code

§ 127662

HSC § 127662 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 107 · Part 2 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)In order to effectively support the University of California and its work in implementing this chapter, there is hereby established in the State Treasury, the Health Care Benefits Fund. The university’s work in providing the bill analyses shall be supported from the fund.

(b)For the 2026–27 to 2032–33 fiscal years, inclusive, each health care service plan, except a specialized health care service plan, and each health insurer offering health insurance, as defined in Section 106 of the Insurance Code, shall be assessed an annual fee in an amount determined through regulation. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance in consultation with the university and shall be limited to the amount necessary to fund the actual and necessary expenses of the university and its work in implementing this chapter. The total annual assessment on health care service plans and health insurers shall not exceed three million two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000).

(c)The Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance, in coordination with the university, shall assess the health care service plans and health insurers, respectively, for the costs required to fund the university’s activities pursuant to subdivision (b).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 318, Sec. 2. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2033, pursuant to Section 127665.\n Repealed as of January 1, 2034, pursuant to Section 127665.