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 4 - Federal Financial Participation
Article 2 - Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services
Section 1840.215 - Lockouts for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services

Universal Citation: 9 CA Code of Regs 1840.215

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The following services are not reimbursable on days when psychiatric inpatient hospital services are reimbursed, except for the day of admission to psychiatric inpatient hospital services:

(1) Adult Residential Treatment Services,

(2) Crisis Residential Treatment Services,

(3) Crisis Intervention,

(4) Day Treatment Intensive,

(5) Day Rehabilitation,

(6) Psychiatric Nursing Facility Services, except as provided in Subsection (b),

(7) Crisis Stabilization, and

(8) Psychiatric Health Facility Services.

(b) Psychiatric Nursing Facility Services may be claimed for the same day as a psychiatric inpatient hospital services, if the beneficiary has exercised the bed hold option provided by Title 22, Sections 72520, 73504, 76506, and 76709.1, subject to the limitations of Title 22, Section 51535.1.

(c) When psychiatric inpatient hospital services are provided in a Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal hospital, in addition to the services listed in (a), psychiatrist services, psychologist services, mental health services, and medication support services are included in the per diem rate and not separately reimbursable, except for the day of admission.

1. New 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 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-2-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.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 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 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.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 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Item 4440-103-0001(4), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.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: Section 5778, Welfare and Institutions Code.

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