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DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.98›PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 11000-15771›CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care 14000-14199.97›ARTICLE 5.51. California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Act 14184.100-14184.900

§ 14184.404

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2027, subject to subdivision (f) of Section 14184.102, an individual county, or counties acting jointly, shall provide and administer covered behavioral health Medi-Cal benefits under a single Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery system contract and, if participating in the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS), shall deliver those benefits through a single Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP), in accordance with the CalAIM Terms and Conditions.

(b) During the CalAIM term, the department, in consultation with counties, shall conduct any planning activities that it deems necessary and issue related guidance pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14184.102 to facilitate implementation of subdivision (a).

(c) The department may authorize a noncounty organization that it contracts with pursuant to Section 14712 or Section 14124.21 to provide and administer covered behavioral health Medi-Cal benefits under a single Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery system contract, in accordance with the CalAIM Terms and Conditions.

(Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 27, Sec. 91. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2026.)

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