Changes to the managed care delivery system for Califomia's Population 3\/l\4edi-Cal Access Program (MCAP) population.

Policies and cost-sharing requirements for children in families impacted by disaster events.

Implements mental health parity.

Updates its review process for eligibility and enrollment matters to be consistent with the state's Medicaid appeals process.

Implements mental health parity regulations.

Modifies the ELE agencies and waiving an enrollment fee for children whose household includes a pregnant mother.

Implements mental health parity requirements to ensure that financial requirements and treatment limitations applied to MH\/SUD benefits covered under the state child health plan.

Implements mentalhealth parity regulations at 42 CFR 457.496 to ensure that treatment limitations and financialrequirements applied to mental health and substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical surgical benefits.

This implements mental health parity requirements in section 2103(c)(6) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and regulations at 42 CFR 457.496 to ensure that treatment limitations and financial requirements applied to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical\/surgical (M\/S) benefits.

Implements mental health parity regulations at 42 CFR 457.496 to ensure that treatment limitations and financial requirements applied to mental health and substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical/surgical benefits.