Bill Sponsor
California Senate Bill 1320
Session 20232024
Mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 25, 2024
First Action
Feb 16, 2024
Latest Action
May 6, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1320
State
California
Session
20232024
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Summary
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of disability insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or disability insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, to provide coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, as defined, under the same terms and conditions applied to other medical conditions. This bill would require a plan or insurer subject to the above-described coverage requirement, and its delegates, to establish a process to reimburse providers for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services that are integrated with primary care services and provided under a contract or policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Actions (14)
05/06/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
04/25/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
04/25/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3773.) Ordered to the Assembly.
04/23/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
04/22/2024
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
04/12/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 22.
04/11/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3562.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/26/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 10.
03/21/2024
Senate
April 3 hearing postponed by committee.
03/18/2024
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
03/14/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 3.
02/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
02/20/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
02/16/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 17, 2024 12:17:58 PM
Record Updated
May 8, 2024 12:22:55 PM