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 2 - Definitions, Abbreviations and Program Terms
Section 1810.231.1 - Physical Health Care or Physical Health Care Based Treatment
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
"Physical Health Care" and "Physical Health Care Based Treatment" mean health care services provided by health professionals, including physicians, whose practice is predominately general medicine, family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics or gynecology, or whose practice is predominately a health care specialty area other than psychiatry or psychology. Physical health care does not include:
(a) A physician service as described in Title 22, Section 51305, delivered by a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist for the purpose of this definition is a physician who has not indicated a psychiatrist specialty as part of the provider enrollment process for the Medi-Cal program.
(b) A psychologist service as described in Title 22, Section 51309.
(c) An EPSDT supplemental service as described in Title 22, Sections 51340 or 51340.1, delivered by a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed marriage and family therapist to treat a mental illness or condition.
1. 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 5777 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions Code.
