California Medi-Cal Letter: Updated Guidance For Minor Consent For Mental Health Or Addiction Treatment
On December 8, 2023, the California Department of Health Care Services (HCS) published this Medi-Cal letter regarding updated guidance for minor consent for mental health or addiction treatment. This letter offers county welfare directors, county administrative officers, and county Medi-Cal program specialists/liaisons information regarding updated guidance for Minor Consent treatment of mental health and drug or alcohol related problems as a result of legislative bills Assembly Bill (AB) 665 and AB 816 . . .