§ 1350

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Consistent with federal law, a sponsor of a prescription drug plan authorized by the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173) shall hold a valid license as a health care service plan issued by the department or as a life and disability insurer by the Department of Insurance.

(b) An entity that is licensed as a health care service plan and that operates a prescription drug plan shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, unless preempted by federal law.

(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 230, Sec. 1. Effective September 6, 2005.)

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