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Subject Behavioral health treatment plans.
Relating To relating to health care coverage.
Title An act to amend Section 1374.73 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 10144.51 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
Last Action Dt 2026-02-19
State Introduced
Status Pending Referral
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2026-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19     Read first time. To print.
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Introduced     2026-02-19
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Existing law requires this treatment to be provided under a prescribed treatment plan that is reviewed no less than every 6 months by the qualified autism service provider.