(a)
On and after January 1, 2014, a health care service plan providing individual or group health care coverage shall provide to enrollees or subscribers who cease to be enrolled in
coverage a notice informing them that they may be eligible for reduced-cost coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange established under Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government Code or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal. The notice shall include information on obtaining coverage pursuant to those programs, shall be in no less than 12-point type, and shall be developed by the department, no later than July 1, 2013, in consultation with the Department of Insurance and the California Health Benefit Exchange.
(b)
The notice described in subdivision (a) may be incorporated into or sent simultaneously with and in the
same manner as
any other notices sent by the health care service plan.
(c)
This section shall not apply with respect to a specialized health care service plan contract or a Medicare supplemental plan contract.