California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 11.8 - Individual Access to Health Care Coverage

• Section 1399.845.
  For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Child” means a child described in Section 22775 of the Government Code and subdivisions (n) to...
• Section 1399.847.
  Except as provided in Sections 1399.858 and 1399.861, the provisions of this article shall only apply with respect to nongrandfathered individual health benefit plans offered...
• Section 1399.849.
  (a) (1) On and after October 1, 2013, a plan shall fairly and affirmatively offer, market, and sell all of the plan’s health benefit plans that are...
• Section 1399.851.
  (a) Commencing October 1, 2013, a health care service plan or solicitor shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the following activities:(1) Encourage or direct an individual...
• Section 1399.853.
  (a) An individual health benefit plan shall be renewable at the option of the enrollee except as permitted to be canceled, rescinded, or not renewed pursuant...
• Section 1399.855.
  (a) With respect to individual health benefit plans for policy years on or after January 1, 2014, a health care service plan may use only the...
• Section 1399.857.
  (a) A health care service plan shall not be required to offer an individual health benefit plan or accept applications for the plan pursuant to Section...
• Section 1399.858.
  The director may require a plan to discontinue the offering of contracts or acceptance of applications from any individual, or responsible party for an individual,...
• Section 1399.859.
  (a) A health care service plan that receives an application for an individual health benefit plan outside the Exchange during the initial open enrollment period, an...
• Section 1399.861.
  (a) On or before October 1, 2013, and annually every October 1 thereafter, a health care service plan shall issue the following notice to all subscribers...
• Section 1399.862.
  Except as otherwise provided in this article, this article shall only be implemented to the extent that it meets or exceeds the requirements set forth...
• Section 1399.863.
  (a) The department may adopt emergency regulations implementing this article no later than December 31, 2014. The department may readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this...
• Section 1399.864.
  (a) For purposes of this article, a bridge plan product shall mean an individual health benefit plan, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1399.845, that...

Last modified: October 22, 2018