§ 22800 Employee Health Plan Eligibility

Government Code·California

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•Workers and retired workers can sign up for health plans if they follow the rules.
•Some workers might not get health plans if their job is short-term, seasonal, or not regular.
•No one can be left out just because their job is dangerous.

Example

A person works as a lifeguard only during the summer.

The lifeguard might not get the health plan because their job is seasonal, but not because being a lifeguard is dangerous.

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§ 22800 Employee Health Plan Eligibility

(a) An employee or annuitant is eligible to enroll in an approved health benefit plan, in accordance with this part and the regulations of the board. (b) Regulations may provide for the exclusion of employees on the basis of the nature, conditions, and type of their employment, including, but not limited to, short-term appointments, seasonal or intermittent employment, and employment of a like nature. However, no employee may be excluded solely on the basis of the hazardous nature of the employment. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

employee annuitant approved health benefit plan exclusion hazardous nature of the employment

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 22800.

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