INS §10192.3: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in Sections 10192.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in Sections 10192.7, 10192.12, 10192.13, 10192.16, and 10192.21, this article shall apply to all Medicare supplement policies advertised, solicited, or issued for delivery in this state on or after January 1, 2001, and to all certificates delivered in this state under a group Medicare supplement master policy agreement that have been advertised, solicited, or issued for delivery in this state on or after that date. (b) This article shall not apply to a policy or contract of one or more employers or labor organizations, or of the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers or labor organizations, or combination thereof, for employees or former employees, or a combination thereof, or for members or former members, or a combination thereof, of the labor organizations. (c) This article shall not apply to Medicare supplement policies subject to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 1358.1) of Chapter 2.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code. (d) The commissioner may, from time to time, promulgate regulations to implement this article.