California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1368.017

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. (AB 2556) Effective January 1, 2025.
(a)(1) A health care service plan shall provide to enrollees a written or electronic notice regarding the benefits of a behavioral health and wellness screening for children and adolescents 8 to 18 years of age.
(2)“Behavioral health and wellness screening” means a screening, test, or assessment to identify indicators or symptoms of behavioral health issues in an individual, including, but not limited to, depression or anxiety.
(b)The notice shall provide information regarding the benefits of behavioral health and wellness screenings for both depression and

anxiety.

(c)A health care service plan shall provide notice pursuant to this section annually.
(d)This section does not apply to Medi-Cal managed care that contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services entered into pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Cite this section

Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 1368.017 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-2-licensing-provisions/chapter-2-2-health-care-service-plans/article-5-standards/section-1368.017

Other sections in Article 5 - Standards

§ 1367§ 1367.001§ 1367.002§ 1367.003§ 1367.004§ 1367.005§ 1367.006§ 1367.0061§ 1367.007§ 1367.008…§ 1374.17§ 1374.18§ 1374.19§ 1374.192§ 1374.193§ 1374.194§ 1374.195§ 1374.196§ 1374.197§ 1374.198

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