California Insurance Code

§ 10112.300

INS § 10112.300 Effective Jul 7, 2014Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) A small employer health benefit plan 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 part.

(2)A small employer health benefit plan described in paragraph (1) may continue to be in force after December 31, 2015, if the plan 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 an insurer offers for renewal a small employer health benefit plan pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the insurer 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. 2. (SB 1446) Effective July 7, 2014.