California Health and Safety Code

§ 1366.50

HSC § 1366.50 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 4.6

Statute text

(a)(1) On and after January 1, 2014, a health care service plan providing individual or group health care coverage shall provide to enrollees or subscribers who cease to be enrolled in coverage a notice informing them that they may be eligible for reduced-cost coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) established under Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government Code or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal. The notice shall include information on obtaining coverage pursuant to those programs, shall be in no less than 12-point type, and shall be developed by the department, no later than July 1, 2013, in consultation with the Department of Insurance and the Exchange. The notice shall also include information that individuals eligible for the Medicare Program should examine their options carefully, as delaying Medicare enrollment may result in substantial financial implications, as well as information on how to find enrollment advice or assistance.

(2)The notice described in paragraph (1) may be incorporated into or sent simultaneously with and in the same manner as any other notices sent by the health care service plan.

(b)(1) A health care service plan providing individual or group health care coverage shall annually notify an enrollee or subscriber that if the enrollee or subscriber ceases to be enrolled in coverage, the health care service plan will provide information, including the enrollee’s or subscriber’s name, address, and other contact information, such as email address, to the Exchange so that the enrollee or subscriber may obtain other coverage. An enrollee or subscriber may opt out of this transfer of information to the Exchange. This notice may be incorporated into or sent simultaneously with other notices sent by the health care service plan.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 845, Sec. 2. (SB 260) Effective January 1, 2020.