California Insurance Code

§ 12693.65

INS § 12693.65 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 2 · Part 6.2 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)Vision benefits shall be provided to subscribers and shall meet the federal coverage requirements in Section 2103 of Title XXI of the Social Security Act.

(b)The covered benefits shall be equivalent to those provided to state employees through the Department of Human Resources, except for tinted lenses and also photochromatic lenses, unless otherwise deemed medically necessary.

(c)The board shall establish the required subscriber copayment levels for vision benefits consistent with the limitations of Section 2103 of Title XXI of the Social Security Act. The copayment levels established by the board shall, to the extent possible, reflect the copayment levels provided to state employees through the Department of Human Resources.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 174. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.