California Health and Safety Code

§ 1358.6

HSC § 1358.6 Effective Jul 2, 2009Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 3.5

Statute text

(a)(1) Except for permitted preexisting condition clauses as described in Sections 1358.7, 1358.8, and 1358.81, a contract shall not be advertised, solicited, or issued for delivery as a Medicare supplement contract if the contract contains definitions, limitations, exclusions, conditions, reductions, or other provisions that are more restrictive or limiting than that term as officially used in Medicare, except as expressly authorized by this article.

(2)No issuer may advertise, solicit, or issue for delivery any Medicare supplement contract with hospital or medical coverage if the contract contains any of the prohibited provisions described in subdivision (b).

(b)The following provisions shall be deemed to be unfair, unreasonable, and inconsistent with the objectives of this chapter and shall not be contained in any Medicare supplement contract:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 10, Sec. 2. Effective July 2, 2009.