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Introduced
02/11/2021
02/11/2021
In Committee
08/26/2021
08/26/2021
Crossed Over
06/01/2021
06/01/2021
Passed
09/02/2021
09/02/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/04/2021
10/04/2021
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to amend Section 1399.845 of, and to add Section 1374.1 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10965 of, and to add Section 10278.1 to, the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
AI Summary
This bill would require individual health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, that provide dependent coverage, to also make dependent coverage available to qualified dependent parents or stepparents. The bill would also require health care service plans, insurers, and the California Health Benefit Exchange to provide written notice about the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) to applicants seeking to add a dependent parent or stepparent who is eligible for or enrolled in Medicare. The bill would expand the definition of "dependent" for individual health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies to include qualified dependent parents or stepparents.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (13)
Miguel Santiago (D)*,
Wendy Carrillo (D),
María Elena Durazo (D),
Cristina Garcia (D),
Eduardo Garcia (D),
Melissa Hurtado (D),
John Laird (D),
Rudy Salas (D),
Mark Stone (D),
Phil Ting (D),
Carlos Villapudua (D),
Buffy Wicks (D),
Scott Wiener (D),
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 468, Statutes of 2021. (on 10/04/2021)
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