Cal. INS § 10123.51
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 10123.51, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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(a) A health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, that provides coverage for pediatric services and preventive care, as required by this chapter, including Sections 10112.2 and 10112.27, shall additionally include coverage for adverse childhood experiences screenings. This section does not prohibit a health insurer from applying cost-sharing requirements as authorized by law.
(b) For purposes of this section, “adverse childhood experiences,” or “ACEs,” means an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
(c) The department may adopt guidance to health insurers to implement this section. The guidance shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The departmental guidance shall apply the rules and regulations for screening for trauma as set forth in the Medi-Cal program as the minimum ACEs coverage requirements for health insurers. This section does not prohibit a health insurer from exceeding the Medi-Cal program’s rules and regulations for trauma screening.
(b) For purposes of this section, “adverse childhood experiences,” or “ACEs,” means an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
(c) The department may adopt guidance to health insurers to implement this section. The guidance shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The departmental guidance shall apply the rules and regulations for screening for trauma as set forth in the Medi-Cal program as the minimum ACEs coverage requirements for health insurers. This section does not prohibit a health insurer from exceeding the Medi-Cal program’s rules and regulations for trauma screening.
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