California Health and Safety Code

§ 1358.8

HSC § 1358.8 Effective Jul 2, 2009Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 3.5

Statute text

The following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement contracts advertised, solicited, or issued for delivery on or after January 1, 2001, and with an effective date prior to June 1, 2010. A contract shall not be advertised, solicited, or issued for delivery as a Medicare supplement contract unless it complies with these benefit standards.

(a)The following general standards apply to Medicare supplement contracts and are in addition to all other requirements of this article:

(1)A Medicare supplement contract shall not exclude or limit benefits for losses incurred more than six months from the effective date of coverage because it involved a preexisting condition. The contract shall not define a preexisting condition more restrictively than a condition for which medical advice was given or treatment was recommended by or received from a physician within six months before the effective date of coverage.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 10, Sec. 3. Effective July 2, 2009.