§ 2698.301. Minimum Scope of Benefits.
10 CA ADC § 2698.301Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
10 CCR § 2698.301
§ 2698.301. Minimum Scope of Benefits.
(a) The basic minimum scope of benefits offered by participating health plans to subscribers, dependent subscribers and enrolled dependents must comply with all requirements of the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 including amendments as well as its applicable regulations, and shall include all of the benefits and services listed in this section. Except as required by the applicable statute and regulations, no other benefits shall be permitted to be offered by a participating health plan unless specifically provided for in the program contract with the participating health plan. The basic minimum scope of benefits shall be as follows:
(K) General anesthesia and associated facility charges in connection with dental procedures rendered in a hospital, when the clinical status or underlying medical condition of a subscriber, enrolled dependent or dependent subscriber requires dental procedures that ordinarily would not require general anesthesia to be rendered in a hospital. This benefit is only available to subscribers, enrolled dependents or dependent subscribers under seven years of age; the developmentally disabled, regardless of age; and subscribers, enrolled dependents or dependent subscribers whose health is compromised and for whom general anesthesia is medically necessary, regardless of age.
Nothing in this section shall require a participating health plan to cover any charges for the dental procedure itself, including, but not limited to, the professional fee of the dentist.
a. Be consistent with the most current version of the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule/United States, jointly adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Advisory Committee on immunizations Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians, unless the State Department of Health Care Services determines, within 45 days of the published date of the schedule, that the schedule is not consistent with the purposes of this section.
(G) General anesthesia and associated facility charges in connection with dental procedures rendered in a surgery center setting, when the clinical status or underlying medical condition of a subscriber, enrolled dependent or dependent subscriber requires dental procedures that ordinarily would not require general anesthesia to be rendered in a surgery center setting. This benefit is only available to subscribers, enrolled dependents or dependent subscribers under seven years of age; the developmentally disabled, regardless of age; and subscribers, enrolled dependents or dependent subscribers whose health is compromised and for whom general anesthesia is medically necessary, regardless of age.
Nothing in this section shall require a participating health plan to cover any charges for the dental procedure itself, including, but not limited to, the professional fee of the dentist.
(4) Comprehensive maternity and perinatal care, including the services of a physician and surgeon, certified nurse midwife or nurse practitioner, and all necessary hospital services, including services relating to complications of pregnancy, are covered services. Nothing in this section shall preclude the direct reimbursement of nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses in providing covered services.
(7) Prescription drugs, limited to drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, generic equivalents approved as substitutable by the federal Food and Drug Administration, or drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration as Treatment Investigational New Drugs. Also includes insulin, glucagon, syringes and needles and pen delivery systems for the administration of insulin, blood glucose testing strips, ketone urine testing strips, lancets and lancet puncture devices in medically appropriate quantities for the monitoring and treatment of insulin dependent, non-insulin dependent and gestational diabetes.
(A) For severe mental illnesses, and serious emotional disturbances of children, inpatient services, outpatient services, partial hospitalization services and prescription medications. Severe mental illnesses include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorders, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder or autism, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa.
(10) Durable medical equipment, including prosthetics to restore and achieve symmetry incident to a mastectomy and to restore a method of speaking incident to a laryngectomy. Covered services also include blood glucose monitors and blood glucose monitors for the visually impaired for insulin dependent, non-insulin dependent and gestational diabetes; insulin pumps and all related necessary supplies; visual aids to assist the visually impaired with proper dosing of insulin and podiatric devices to prevent or treat diabetes complications.
(11) Home Health Services: Health services provided at the home by health care personnel. Includes visits by Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and home health aides; physical, occupational and speech therapy; and respiratory therapy when prescribed by a licensed practitioner acting within the scope of his or her licensure.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 12711 and 12712, Insurance Code. Reference: Sections 12711 and 12712, Insurance Code.
History
1. New section filed 12-20-90 as an emergency; operative 12-20-90 (Register 91, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-19-91 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-20-90 order including amendment of subsections (a)(3), (8) and (11), transmitted to OAL on 4-18-91 and filed 5-17-91 (Register 91, No. 27).
3. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (a)(1)(C) (Register 91, No. 27).
4. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-22-2002 as an emergency; operative 3-22-2002 (Register 2002, No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-22-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-22-2002 order, including further amendment of subsections (a)(1)(I), (a)(9) and (a)(11) transmitted to OAL 7-19-2002 and filed 8-29-2002 (Register 2002, No. 35).
6. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(1)(K), (a)(2)(G) and (a)(8)(A), repealer of subsection (a)(12)(C) and subsection relettering filed 8-4-2003 as an emergency; operative 8-4-2003 (Register 2003, No. 32). Amendments to remain in effect for 180 days pursuant to section 21, chapter 794, Statutes of 2002 (AB 1401). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-2-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-4-2003 order transmitted to OAL 1-23-2004 and filed 3-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 10).
8. Amendment of subsection (a)(2)(F) and new subsections (a)(2)(F)1.-3.iv.b. filed 1-14-2009; operative 2-13-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 10, § 2698.301, 10 CA ADC § 2698.301
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