Statute · California Government Code
Cal. Gov't Code § 22844 — Enrollment and Coverage
Cal. Gov't Code § 22844
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Government Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2015-06-24
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Employees, annuitants, and family members who become eligible to enroll on or after January 1, 1985, in Part A and Part B of Medicare shall not be enrolled in a basic health benefit plan. If the employee, annuitant, or family member is enrolled in Part A and Part B of Medicare, he or she may…
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Cal. Gov't Code § 22844 — Enrollment and Coverage is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Employees, annuitants, and family members who become eligible to enroll on or after January 1, 1985, in Part A and Part B of Medicare shall not be enrolled in a basic health benefit plan. If the employee, annuitant, or family member is enrolled in Part A and Part B of Medicare, he or she may enroll in a Medicare health benefit plan.
(b) Employees, annuitants, and family members enrolled in a prescription drug plan under Part D of Medicare shall not be enrolled in a board-approved health benefit plan. This subdivision does not apply to an individual enrolled in a board-approved or offered health benefit plan that provides a prescription drug plan or qualified prescription drug coverage under Part D of Medicare as part of its benefit design.
(c) This section does not apply to employees and family members that are specifically excluded from enrollment in a Medicare health benefit plan by federal law or federal regulation.
(d) The board shall not grant any further exemptions to this section after July 1, 2015.