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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1389.3 — Underwriting Practices
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1389.3
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2011-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
No health care service plan shall engage in the practice of postclaims underwriting. For purposes of this section, “postclaims underwriting” means the rescinding, canceling, or limiting of a plan contract due to the plan’s failure to complete medical underwriting and resolve all reasonable…
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1389.3 — Underwriting Practices is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
No health care service plan shall engage in the practice of postclaims underwriting. For purposes of this section, “postclaims underwriting” means the rescinding, canceling, or limiting of a plan contract due to the plan’s failure to complete medical underwriting and resolve all reasonable questions arising from written information submitted on or with an application before issuing the plan contract. This section shall not limit a plan’s remedies described in subdivision (a) of Section 1389.21.