California Health and Safety Code

§ 1357.50

HSC § 1357.50 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 3.15

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)“Health benefit plan” means a health care service plan contract that provides medical, hospital, and surgical benefits. The term does not include coverage of Medicare services pursuant to contracts with the United States government, Medicare supplement coverage, or coverage under a specialized health care service plan contract.

(2)“Preexisting condition provision” means a contract provision that excludes coverage for charges or expenses incurred during a specified period following the enrollee’s effective date of coverage, as to a condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received during a specified period immediately preceding the effective date of coverage.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 852, Sec. 4. (AB 1083) Effective January 1, 2013. Section operative January 1, 2014, pursuant to Section 1357.55.