Section 1366.50 Of Article 4.6. Coverage For Federally Eligible Defined Individuals From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.2. >> Article 4.6.
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. (a) On and after January 1, 2014, a health care service
plan providing individual or group health care coverage shall provide
to enrollees or subscribers who cease to be enrolled in coverage a
notice informing them that they may be eligible for reduced-cost
coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange established
under Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government
Code or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal. The notice shall include
information on obtaining coverage pursuant to those programs, shall
be in no less than 12-point type, and shall be developed by the
department, no later than July 1, 2013, in consultation with the
Department of Insurance and the California Health Benefit Exchange.
(b) The notice described in subdivision (a) may be incorporated
into or sent simultaneously with and in the same manner as any other
notices sent by the health care service plan.
(c) This section shall not apply with respect to a specialized
health care service plan contract or a Medicare supplemental plan
contract.