California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 10144.4

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 162, Sec. 1. (SB 374) Effective January 1, 2018.
(a)A large group health insurance policy shall provide all covered mental health and substance use disorder benefits in compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343) and all rules, regulations, and guidance issued pursuant to Section 2726 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300gg-26).
(b)An individual or small group health insurance policy shall provide all covered mental health and substance use disorder benefits in compliance with the

federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343), all rules, regulations, and guidance issued pursuant to Section 2726 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300gg-26), and Section 10112.27.

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Cal. Ins. Code § 10144.4 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ins/division-2-classes-of-insurance/part-2-life-and-disability-insurance/chapter-1-the-contract/article-2-5-discriminatory-practices/section-10144.4

Other sections in Article 2.5 - Discriminatory Practices

§ 10140§ 10140.1§ 10140.2§ 10140.5§ 10141§ 10142§ 10143§ 10144§ 10144.1§ 10144.2…§ 10144.55§ 10144.56§ 10144.565§ 10144.57§ 10144.58§ 10144.6§ 10145§ 10145.2§ 10145.3§ 10145.4

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