Section 1399.804 Of Article 11.5. Individual Access To Contracts For Health Care Services From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.2. >> Article 11.5.
1399.804
. (a) Commencing January 1, 2001, a plan shall fairly and
affirmatively offer, market, and sell the health care service plan
contracts described in subdivision (d) of Section 1366.35 that are
sold to individuals or to associations that include individuals to
all federally eligible defined individuals in each service area in
which the plan provides or arranges for the provision of health care
services. Each plan shall make available to each federally eligible
defined individual the identified health care service plan contracts
which the plan offers and sells to individuals or to associations
that include individuals.
(b) The plan may not reject an application from a federally
eligible defined individual for a health care service plan contract
under the following circumstances:
(1) The federally eligible defined individual as defined by
subdivision (c) of Section 1399.801 agrees to make the required
premium payments.
(2) The federally eligible defined individual, and his or her
dependents who are to be covered by the plan contract, work or reside
in the service area in which the plan provides or otherwise arranges
for the provision of health care services.
(c) No plan or solicitor shall, directly or indirectly, encourage
or direct federally eligible defined individuals to refrain from
filing an application for coverage with a plan because of health
status, claims experience, industry, occupation, receipt of health
care, genetic information, evidence of insurability, including
conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence, disability, or
geographic location provided that it is within the plan's approved
service area.
(d) No plan shall, directly or indirectly, enter into any
contract, agreement, or arrangement with a solicitor that provides
for or results in the compensation paid to a solicitor for the sale
of a health care service plan contract to be varied because of health
status, claims experience, industry, occupation, receipt of health
care, genetic information, evidence of insurability, including
conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence, disability, or
geographic location of the individual.
(e) Each plan shall comply with the requirements of Section
1374.3.