14197.1. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 768, Sec. 3.)

(a) The department shall ensure that all covered mental health benefits and substance use disorder benefits, as those terms are defined in Section 438.900 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, are provided in compliance with Parts 438, 440, 456, and 457 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended March 30, 2016, as published in the Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 18390), and any subsequent amendment to those regulations, and any associated federal policy guidance issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.