California Health and Safety Code

§ 1367.012

HSC § 1367.012 Effective Jul 7, 2014Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) A small employer health care service plan contract in effect on December 31, 2013, and still in effect as of the effective date of this section, that does not qualify as a grandfathered health plan under Section 1251 of PPACA may be renewed until January 1, 2015, and may continue to be in force until December 31, 2015, subject to applicable federal law, and any other requirements imposed by this chapter.

(2)A small employer health care service plan contract described in paragraph (1) may continue to be in force after December 31, 2015, if the contract is amended to comply with all of the provisions listed in subdivision (e) by January 1, 2016, and complies with all other applicable provisions of law.

(b)(1) If a health care service plan offers for renewal a small employer health care service plan contract pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the health care service plan shall provide notice to the group contractholder regarding the option to renew coverage pursuant to subdivision (a) using the relevant notice attached to the guidance entitled “Insurance Standards Bulletin Series – Extension of Transition Policy through October 1, 2016,” issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on March 5, 2014.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 84, Sec. 1. (SB 1446) Effective July 7, 2014.