California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §1357.07: No plan contract may exclude late enrollees from coverage for more than 12 months from the date of the late enrollees application for coverage.
What this law says, in plain English
Health plan contracts cannot deny coverage to late enrollees for longer than 12 months from their application date.
Read the full statutory text
No plan contract may exclude late enrollees from coverage for more than 12 months from the date of the late enrollees application for coverage. No premium shall be charged to the late enrollee until the exclusion period has ended.
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