California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 1 - Department of Mental Health
Chapter 11 - Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General
Section 1810.100 - General Program Description

Universal Citation: 9 CA Code of Regs 1810.100
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Specialty mental health services, as defined in Section 1810.247 and in accordance with this Chapter, shall be provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries of each county through a mental health plan which contracts with the Department to provide specialty mental health services to those Medi-Cal beneficiaries and to share in the financial risk of providing specialty mental health services as provided in this Chapter. When a mental health plan contracts with the Department pursuant to this Chapter, all beneficiaries of that county shall be eligible to receive Medi-Cal funded specialty mental health services as described in this Chapter only through the mental health plan. Medi-Cal funded services that are not the responsibility of the mental health plan may be obtained by beneficiaries under the provisions of Title 22, Division 3, Subdivision 1, beginning with Section 50000.

1. New chapter 11, subchapter 1, article 1 (sections 1810.100-1810.110) and section filed 10-31-97 as an emergency; operative 11-1-97 (Register 97, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-2-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New chapter 11, subchapter 1, article 1 (sections 1810.100-1810.110) and section refiled 3-2-98 as an emergency; operative 3-2-98 (Register 98, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New chapter 11, subchapter 1, article 1 (sections 1810.100-1810.110) and section refiled 6-17-98 as an emergency; operative 6-30-98 (Register 98, No. 25). Pursuant to Chapter 324 (Statutes of 1998) Item 4440-103-0001(4), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 3 (Register 98, No. 39).
5. Editorial correction extending Certificate of Compliance date to 7-1-2001 pursuant to Chapter 50 (Statutes of 1999) Item 4440-103-0001(4) (Register 99, No. 33). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, emergency regulations adopted pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 14680 to implement the second phase of mental health managed care as provided in this part shall remain in effect until permanent regulations are adopted, or June 30, 2006, whichever occurs first.
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 (Register 2000, No. 42).
7. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 and repealer and new section filed 5-19-2006; operative 6-18-2006 (Register 2006, No. 20).

Note: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5775, 5776, 5777, 5778, 5780, 14640, 14681, 14682, 14683, 14684 and 14685, Welfare and Institutions Code.

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