Bill Text: CA SB910 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Short-term limited duration health insurance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 687, Statutes of 2018. [SB910 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB910-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
March 05, 2018 |
Senate Bill | No. 910 |
Introduced by Senator Hernandez |
January 18, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1367.29 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1367.29.
(a) On and after July 1, 2011, in accordance withSEC. 2.
Section 1368.016 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1368.016.
(a) A health care service plan that provides coverage for professional mental health services, including a specialized health care service plan that provides coverage for professional mental health services, shall, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 1368.015, include on its Internet Web site, or provide a link to, the following information:SEC. 3.
Section 10113.9 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:10113.9.
(a) This section shall not apply toSECTION 1.SEC. 4.
Section 10123.61 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:10123.61.
(a) Commencing January 1, 2019, a health insurer shall not issue, amend, sell, renew, or offer a policy of short-term limited duration health insurance(b)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)“Short-term limited duration health insurance” means individual health insurance coverage provided pursuant to a health insurance policy with a health insurer, intended to be used as transitional or interim coverage, that has an expiration date specified in the policy, taking into account any extensions that may be elected by the policyholder with or without the issuer’s consent, that is less than 3 months after the original
effective date of the policy, and that is not intended to be or marketed as qualifying health insurance coverage.
(2)“Qualifying health insurance coverage” means a health insurance policy that includes coverage for essential health benefits pursuant to Section 10112.27 and that complies with the requirements under Sections 10112.1 and 10112.2, Article 7 (commencing with Section 10198.6), and Chapter 9.9 (commencing with Section 10965).