No plan contract may exclude late enrollees from coverage for more than 12 months from the date of the late enrollees application for coverage. No premium shall be charged to the late enrollee until the exclusion period has ended.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1128, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative July 1, 1993, by Sec. 15 of Ch. 1128.)