California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §1362: As used in Sections 1363 and 1364: (a) “Benefits and coverage” means the health care services available under a plan contract.

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This statute defines 'benefits and coverage' as the health care services that are available to someone under a plan contract.

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As used in Sections 1363 and 1364: (a) “Benefits and coverage” means the health care services available under a plan contract. (b) “Exception” means any provision in a plan contract whereby coverage for a specified hazard or condition is entirely eliminated. (c) “Reduction” means any provision in a plan contract which reduces the amount of a plan benefit to some amount or period less than would be otherwise payable for medically authorized expenses or services had such a reduction not been used. (d) “Limitation” means any provision other than an exception or a reduction which restricts coverage under the plan. (e) “Presenting for examination or sale” means either (1) publication and dissemination of any brochure, mailer, advertisement, or form which constitutes a presentation of the provisions of the plan and which provides a plan enrollment or application form, or (2) consultations or discussions between prospective plan members or their contract agents and solicitors or representatives of a plan, when such consultations or discussions include presentation of formal, organized information about the plan which is intended to influence or inform the prospective member or contract holder, such as brochures, summaries, charts, slides, or other modes of information. (f) “Disclosure form” means the disclosure form, material, or information required pursuant to Section 1363. (g) For the purposes of Sections 1363 and 1364, where the definition of the term “hospital” in the plan contract omits care in any “health facility” defined pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250 of this code, the omitted coverage shall constitute a limitation; and where the definition of the term “nursing home” in the plan omits care in any “health facility” defined pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 1250 of this code, the omitted coverage shall constitute a limitation.

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