This article shall apply to a health care service plan contract offered in the individual or group market in California. However, this article shall not apply to a specialized health care service plan contract, a Medicare supplement contract subject to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 1358.1), a health care service plan contract offered in the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), a health care service plan contract offered in the California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (Part 6.5 (commencing with Section 12700) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code), a health care service plan conversion contract offered pursuant to Section 1373.6, a health care service plan contract offered to a federally eligible defined individual under Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 1366.35) or Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 1399.801), or a Mexican prepaid health plan subject to Section 1351.2. This article does not limit, impair, or interfere with the authority of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, as set forth in Section 22794 of the Government Code and Article 6 (commencing with Section 22850) of Part 5 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 807, Sec. 3. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2020.)
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