Medi-Cal managed care plans shall provide mental health benefits covered in the state plan excluding those benefits provided by county mental health plans under the Specialty Mental Health Services Waiver. The department may require the managed care plans to cover mental health pharmacy benefits to the extent provided in the contracts between the department and the Medi-Cal managed care plans.
(Added by Stats. 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 30. (SB 1 1x) Effective September 30, 2013.)