CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1584Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez FletcherFebruary 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 106 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1584, as introduced, Gonzalez Fletcher. Health insurance.Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law defines health insurance to mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits and specifies that the term does not include certain kinds of insurance.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 106 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.(8) Long-term care.(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1584Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez FletcherFebruary 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 106 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1584, as introduced, Gonzalez Fletcher. Health insurance.Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law defines health insurance to mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits and specifies that the term does not include certain kinds of insurance.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1584
Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez FletcherFebruary 17, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez Fletcher
February 17, 2017
An act to amend Section 106 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1584, as introduced, Gonzalez Fletcher. Health insurance.
Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law defines health insurance to mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits and specifies that the term does not include certain kinds of insurance.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law defines health insurance to mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits and specifies that the term does not include certain kinds of insurance.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 106 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.(8) Long-term care.(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 106 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.(8) Long-term care.(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.
SECTION 1. Section 106 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:
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106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.(8) Long-term care.(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.
106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.(8) Long-term care.(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.
106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.(8) Long-term care.(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.
106. (a) Disability insurance includes insurance appertaining to injury, disablement or death resulting to the insured from accidents, and appertaining to disablements resulting to the insured from sickness.
(b) In statutes that become any statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2002, the term health insurance for purposes of this code shall mean an individual or group disability insurance policy that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits. The term health insurance shall not include any of the following kinds of insurance:
(1) Accidental death and accidental death and dismemberment.
(2) Disability insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment only basis.
(3) Credit disability, as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 779.2.
(4) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.
(5) Disability income, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 799.01.
(6) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance.
(7) Insurance arising out of a workers compensation or similar law.
(8) Long-term care.
(c) In a statute that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2008, the term specialized health insurance policy as used in this code shall mean a policy of health insurance for covered benefits in a single specialized area of health care, including dental-only, vision-only, and behavioral health-only policies.