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Cal. Ins. Code § 10144

Discriminatory Practices

Known as the Health Insurance Disclosure Act

The act spans §§ 10110–11549 (1,209 sections).

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Muller v. Automobile Club of So. California (1998)

Most recently applied in 706 F. App'x 444 - Mariana Nelson v. Standard Ins. Co. (December 2017)

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 971, Sec. 1.5.

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No insurer issuing, providing, or administering any contract of individual or group insurance providing life, annuity, or disability benefits applied for and issued on or after January 1, 1984, shall refuse to insure, or refuse to continue to insure, or limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge a different rate for the same coverage solely because of a physical or mental impairment, except where the refusal, limitation or rate differential is based on sound actuarial principles or is related to actual and reasonably anticipated experience.

“Physical or mental impairment” means any physical, sensory, or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of that person’s major life activities.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.