California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §1374.51: No plan may utilize any information regarding whether an enrollee’s psychiatric inpatient admission was made on a voluntary or involuntary basis for the purpose of determining eligibility for claim re

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Plans cannot use information about whether a psychiatric inpatient admission was voluntary or involuntary to determine claim eligibility.

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No plan may utilize any information regarding whether an enrollee’s psychiatric inpatient admission was made on a voluntary or involuntary basis for the purpose of determining eligibility for claim reimbursement.

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