California Insurance Code

§ 10133.8

INS § 10133.8 Effective Oct 8, 2021Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The commissioner shall, on or before January 1, 2006, promulgate regulations applicable to all individual and group policies of health insurance establishing standards and requirements to provide insureds with appropriate access to translated materials and language assistance in obtaining covered benefits. A health insurer that participates in the Healthy Families Program may assess the Healthy Families Program enrollee population separately from the remainder of its population for purposes of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b). An insurer that chooses to separate its Healthy Families Program enrollment from the remainder of its population shall treat the Healthy Families Program population separately for purposes of determining whether subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) is applicable and shall also treat the Healthy Families Program population separately for purposes of applying the percentage and numerical thresholds in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).

(b)The regulations described in subdivision (a) shall include the following:

(1)A requirement to conduct an assessment of the needs of the insured group, pursuant to this subdivision.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 696, Sec. 16. (AB 172) Effective October 8, 2021.