California Government Code ARTICLE 6 - Health Benefit Plans and Contracts

• Section 22850.
  (a) The board may, without compliance with any provision of law relating to competitive bidding, enter into contracts with carriers offering health benefit plans or with...
• Section 22850.5.
  (a) In performing the duties prescribed by Section 22850, the board shall negotiate with carriers providing health benefit plans to add a core health plan option...
• Section 22851.
  The board may enter into any joint purchasing arrangement with private or public entities, if the arrangement does all of the following:(a) Benefits persons receiving health...
• Section 22852.
  (a) A contract for a health benefit plan shall be for a uniform term of at least one year and may be made automatically renewable in...
• Section 22853.
  (a) Each contract shall contain a detailed statement of benefits offered and shall include maximums, limitations, exclusions, and other definitions of benefits as the board deems...
• Section 22853.1.
  (a) A health benefit plan or contract shall provide coverage for a vaccine for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) that is approved for marketing by the...
• Section 22854.
  (a) The board, in considering a contract with any entity that seeks to enter into a contract under this article for the provision of health care...
• Section 22854.5.
  (a) A health benefit plan or contractor, or an entity offering services relating to the administration of health benefit plans to members and annuitants, shall disclose...
• Section 22855.
  The board shall withdraw its approval of a health benefit plan if it finds that the plan or carrier is not in compliance with the...
• Section 22857.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may contract with carriers licensed and doing business in other states to provide health benefits for employees...
• Section 22859.
  (a) A health benefit plan or contract may not provide any of the following:(1) An exception for other coverage where the other coverage is entitlement to Medi-Cal...
• Section 22860.
  It is the policy of the Legislature that benefits provided by a health benefit plan be integrated with the benefits provided by federal or state...
• Section 22863.
  (a) The board shall make available to employees and annuitants eligible to enroll in a health benefit plan information that will enable the employees or annuitants...
• Section 22864.
  (a) Premiums charged for enrollment in a health benefit plan shall reasonably reflect the cost of the benefits provided.(b) This part does not limit the board’s authority...
• Section 22865.
  Not later than 30 days prior to the approval of benefits and premium readjustments authorized under Section 22864, the board shall provide an initial estimate...
• Section 22866.
  (a) The board shall report to the Legislature and the Director of Finance on or before November 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, regarding the health benefits...
• Section 22867.
  The provisions of this article do not supersede, modify, or in any manner alter or impair the effect of any provision of Chapter 5 (commencing...
• Section 22869.
  Information disseminated by the board pursuant to Section 22863, and compliance with regulations of the board adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 22846 and...

Last modified: October 22, 2018