A plan may not exclude any federally eligible defined individual, or his or her dependents, who would otherwise be entitled to health care services on the basis of an actual or expected health condition of that individual or dependent. No plan contract may limit or exclude coverage for a specific federally eligible defined individual, or his or her dependents, by type of illness, treatment, medical condition, or accident.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1399.806
Individual Access to Contracts for Health Care Services
Known as the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act
The act spans §§ 1340–1399 (617 sections).
Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 810, Sec. 2
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.