# Cal. HSC § 1399.846: Section 1399.846

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C2.2_A11.8_S1399.846

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. HSC § 1399.846
- **Heading:** Section 1399.846
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 11.8 / Section 1399.846

## Text

For the purposes of determining eligibility for small employer coverage, a sole proprietor and the sole proprietor’s spouse are not employees with respect to a sole proprietorship that consists only of the sole proprietor and the sole proprietor’s spouse. A partner and a partner’s spouse are not employees of a partnership that consists solely of partners and their spouses. Employer group health care service plans shall not be issued, marketed, or sold to a sole proprietorship or partnership without employees directly or indirectly through any arrangement. Only individual health care service plans shall be sold to any entity without employees.

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