California Insurance Code

§ 12693.32

INS § 12693.32 Effective Jan 1, 2005Div. 2 · Part 6.2 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)The board may pay designated individuals or organizations an application assistance fee, if the individual or organization assists an applicant to complete the program application, and the applicant is enrolled in the program as a result of the application.

(b)The board may establish the list of eligible individuals, or categories of individuals and organizations, the amount of the application assistance payment, and rules necessary to assure the integrity of the payment process.

(c)The board, as part of its community outreach and education campaign, may include community-based face-to-face initiatives to educate potentially eligible applicants about the program and to assist potential applicants in the application process. Those entities undertaking outreach efforts shall not include as part of their responsibilities the selection of a health plan and provider for the applicant. Participating plans shall be prohibited from directly, indirectly, or through their agents conducting in-person, door-to-door, mail, or telephone solicitation of applicants for enrollment except through employers with employees eligible to participate in the purchasing credit mechanism. However, information approved by the board on the providers and plans available to prospective subscribers in their geographic areas shall be distributed through any door-to-door activities for potentially eligible applicants and their children.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 234, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.