California Insurance Code

§ 10128.51

INS § 10128.51 Effective Jun 3, 2010Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1.7

Statute text

(a)“Continuation coverage” means extended coverage under the group benefit plan under which an eligible employee or eligible dependent is currently covered, or, in the case of a termination of the group benefit plan or an employer open enrollment period, extended coverage under the group benefit plan currently offered by the employer.

(b)“Group benefit plan” has the same meaning as “health benefit plan” defined in Section 10700, including group policies of vision-only and dental-only coverage, provided pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 10700) to an employer with 2 to 19 eligible employees, as defined in Section 10700.

(c)(1) “Qualified beneficiary” means any individual who, on the day before the qualifying event, is covered under a group benefit plan offered by a disability insurer pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 10700) of Chapter 8, and has a qualifying event, as defined in subdivision (d).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 24, Sec. 6. (SB 838) Effective June 3, 2010.