California Health and Safety Code

§ 1358.92

HSC § 1358.92 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 3.5

Statute text

The following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery in this state to individuals newly eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020. No policy or certificate that provides coverage of the Medicare Part B deductible may be advertised, solicited, delivered or issued for delivery in the state as a Medicare supplement policy or certificate to individuals newly eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020. All policies must comply with the following benefit standards. Benefit plan standards applicable to Medicare supplement policies and certificates issued to individuals eligible for Medicare before January 1, 2020, remain subject to the requirements of Section 1358.91 or 1358.9, as applicable.

(a)The standards and requirements of Section 1358.91 shall apply to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery to individuals newly eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020, with the following exceptions:

(1)Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan C is redesignated as plan D and shall provide the benefits described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 1358.91 but shall not provide coverage for 100 percent, or any portion, of the Medicare Part B deductible.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 193. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.