Section 10112.1.

(a) To the extent required by federal law, every health insurer that issues, sells, renews, or offers policies for health care coverage in this state shall comply with the requirements of Section 2711 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300gg-11) and any rules or regulations issued under that section, in addition to any state laws or regulations that do not prevent the application of those requirements.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a health care service plan contract or insurance policy issued, sold, renewed, or offered for health care services or coverage provided in the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), the Healthy Families Program (Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693)), the Access for Infants and Mothers Program (Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695)), the California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (Part 6.5 (commencing with Section 12700)), or the Federal Temporary High Risk Insurance Pool (Part 6.6 (commencing with Section 12739.5)), to the extent consistent with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 644, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2012.)