For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Insurance affordability program” means a program that is one of the following:

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(1) The state‘s Medi-Cal program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.).

(2) The state’s children’s health insurance program (CHIP) under Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1397aa et seq.).

(3) A program that makes available to qualified individuals coverage in a qualified health plan through the Exchange with advance payment of the premium tax credit established under Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) A program that makes available coverage in a qualified health plan through the Exchange with cost-sharing reductions established under Section 1402 of the federal act.

(b) “Combined eligibility notice” means an eligibility notice that informs an individual, or multiple family members of a household, of eligibility for each of the insurance affordability programs and for enrollment in a qualified health plan through the Exchange, for which a determination of eligibility was made.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 869, Sec. 1. (AB 617) Effective January 1, 2015.)