SECTIONS 131500-131502 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 131500-131502

131500. This division shall be known and may be cited as the Adult
Health Coverage Expansion Program.

131501. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Adult Health
Coverage Expansion Program provide health care coverage on a pilot
program basis to eligible adults domiciled and employed in Santa
Clara County who are without health care coverage.

131502. The following definitions apply for purposes of this
division:
(a) "Local initiative" has the same meaning as set forth in
Section 12693.08 of the Insurance Code.
(b) "Program" means the Adult Health Coverage Expansion Program.
(c) "Small business" means an entity located in Santa Clara County
that employs 50 or fewer persons, with at least 35 percent of the
employees earning less than 350 percent of the federal poverty level
for a family size of one, and that has not offered health care
coverage to its employees for, at minimum, 12 consecutive months,
provided that the provisions of any such prior coverage required the
employer to contribute at least 50 percent of the total amount of the
premium for that coverage. For purposes of the program authorized by
this division, a small business shall be a "small employer" pursuant
to Article 3.1 (commencing with Section 1357) of Chapter 2.2 of
Division 2, subject to the provisions and exceptions of this
division. Notwithstanding the company affiliation and tax filing
provision of paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 1357, an
individual franchise outlet shall be considered a small business.