Bill > AB2066

This bill amends existing California law, specifically the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 and the Insurance Code, to designate pregnancy as a "triggering event" for health benefit plan enrollment or changes. This means that individuals will be allowed to enroll in or change their health insurance plans outside of the regular open enrollment periods when they become pregnant, similar to other qualifying life events like losing coverage or gaining a dependent. The bill applies to both health care service plans regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care and disability insurers regulated by the Department of Insurance, ensuring that individuals have access to health coverage during pregnancy. The legislation also clarifies that a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, and it states that no reimbursement is required for local agencies or school districts as the changes do not impose new costs beyond those related to criminal violations.

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