SB 812: Qualified youth drop-in center health care coverage.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2024, that provides coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders to cover the provision of those services to an individual 25 years of age or younger when delivered at a schoolsite.

This bill would expand the definition of schoolsite to additionally require a contract or policy that provides coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders to cover the provision of those services to an individual 25 years of age or younger when delivered at a qualified youth drop-in center. Because a violation of this requirement relative to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law requires a Medi-Cal managed care plan or Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery system to reimburse providers of medically necessary outpatient mental health or substance use disorder treatment provided at a schoolsite to a student 25 years of age or younger who is an enrollee of the plan or delivery system, as specified.

Because of the expansion of the definition of schoolsite to include qualified youth drop-in centers, this bill would expand the above-described reimbursement requirement to those services when provided at a qualified youth drop-in center, as specified.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 29, 2025August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2. August 20, 2025August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
3. July 17, 2025Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4. July 16, 2025From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15).
5. June 16, 2025Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
6. May 28, 2025In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
7. May 28, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1280.) Ordered to the Assembly.
8. May 23, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. May 23, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1214.) (May 23).
10. May 20, 2025Set for hearing May 23.
11. May 19, 2025May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
12. May 9, 2025Set for hearing May 19.