Chapter 1.1Employer Duties

Section § 24100

Explanation

This law requires employers to share certain information promptly with health care service plans or health insurers about employees whose jobs were terminated on or after March 2, 2010. It applies if these employees were previously enrolled in a health plan offered by the employer any time after September 1, 2008. Employers must provide this information within 14 days of getting a notification from the health plan or insurer and continue to do so for each month until a specific date defined by federal law ARRA.

(a)CA Health and Safety Code § 24100(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Health and Safety Code § 24100(a)(1) “ARRA” means Title III of Division B of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any amendment to that federal law extending federal premium assistance to qualified beneficiaries, as defined in Section 1366.21 of this code or Section 10128.51 of the Insurance Code.
(2)CA Health and Safety Code § 24100(a)(2) “Employer” means an employer as defined in Section 1366.21 of this code or an employer as defined in Section 10128.51 of the Insurance Code.
(b)CA Health and Safety Code § 24100(b) An employer shall provide the information described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 1366.25 of this code or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 10128.55 of the Insurance Code, as applicable, with respect to any employee whose employment is terminated on or after March 2, 2010, and who was enrolled at any time in a health care service plan or health insurance policy offered by the employer on or after September 1, 2008. This information shall be provided to the requesting health care service plan or health insurer within 14 days of receipt of the notification described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 1366.25 of this code or paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 10128.55 of the Insurance Code. The employer shall continue to provide the information to the health care service plan or health insurer within 14 days after the end of each month for any employee whose employment is terminated in the prior month until the last date specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 3001 of ARRA.
employer obligations health insurance continuation federal premium assistance employment termination health care service plan ARRA compliance terminated employees insurance policy information information provision timeline insurance company notification September 1 2008 March 2 2010 employer health benefits ARRA Section 3001 COBRA health coverage
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 24, Sec. 5. (SB 838) Effective June 3, 2010.)