{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-1358.21","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 1358.21","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]","CHAPTER 2.2. Health Care Service Plans [1340. - 1399.874.]","ARTICLE 3.5. Additional Requirements for Medicare Supplement Contracts [1358.1. - 1358.24.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7266579e144561ff3a54b659b02cbc184caa6e11209195b7942e46de0360dfad","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-1358.20","next":"us-ca/hsc-1358.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}