Health & Saf. Code, § 1358.21 · Article 3.5. Additional Requirements for Medicare Supplement Contracts
Health & Saf. Code, § 1358.21
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In recommending the purchase or replacement of any Medicare supplement coverage, an issuer or its representative shall make reasonable efforts to determine the appropriateness of a recommended purchase or replacement.
(b) Any sale of a Medicare supplement contract that will provide an individual more than one Medicare supplement policy or certificate, or contract, is prohibited.
(c) An issuer shall not issue a Medicare supplement contract to an individual enrolled in Medicare Part C unless the effective date of the coverage is after the termination date of the individual’s coverage under Medicare Part C.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 206, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2006.
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