A carrier 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 health benefit plan 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. Ins. Code § 10901.4
Individual Access to Contracts for Health Care Services
Known as the Health Insurance Disclosure Act
The act spans §§ 10110–11549 (1,209 sections).
Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 810, Sec. 5
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.