California Insurance Code

§ 12671

INS § 12671 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 2 · Part 6.1

Statute text

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)“Group policy” means a group health insurance policy providing medical, hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage issued by an insurer, a group contract issued by a hospital service corporation, or medical, hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage otherwise provided by a policyholder to its employees or members, except for self-insurance programs provided by employers that are not exempt from the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as specified in subdivision (i). For the purposes of this part, a group policy not having an established annual renewal date shall be considered renewed on each anniversary of its effective date.

(b)“Conversion coverage” means health insurance benefits providing hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage issued to an individual under a converted policy.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 687, Sec. 13. (SB 910) Effective January 1, 2019.