California Insurance Code

§ 12684

INS § 12684 Effective Jan 1, 1994Div. 2 · Part 6.1

Statute text

Subject to the provisions and conditions of this part, if the group policy from which conversion is made provides the employee or member with major medical or comprehensive medical insurance, the employee or member shall be entitled to obtain a converted policy providing comprehensive medical coverage providing at least the following benefits:

(a)A payment per covered person for all covered medical expenses incurred during the person’s lifetime equal to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, however, that for treatment of mental illness payment may be limited to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) during the person’s lifetime.

(b)Payment of benefits at the rate of 75 percent of covered medical expenses; provided, however, that if coverage is provided for expenses incurred for outpatient treatment of mental illness, payment of benefits may be at the rate of 50 percent of such covered expenses, and the insurer may limit the amount of covered expense for each outpatient visit and the amount of benefits payable for expenses incurred during each calendar year for that outpatient treatment.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1210, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1994.