California Insurance Code

§ 10900

INS § 10900 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 9.5

Statute text

As used in this chapter:

(a)“Benefit plan design” means a specific health coverage policy issued by a carrier to individuals, to trustees of associations that cover individuals. It includes services covered and the levels of copayment and deductibles, and it may include the professional providers who are to provide those services and the sites where those services are to be provided. A benefit plan design may also be an integrated system for the financing and delivery of quality health services that has significant incentives for the covered individuals to use the system.

(b)“Carrier” means any disability insurance company or any other entity that writes, issues, or administers health benefit plans, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 10198.6, that cover individuals, regardless of the situs of the contract or master policyholder.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 810, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.