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Health care coverage: mental health or substance use disorders.
February 13, 2026
Summary
If enacted, this bill would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, to provide coverage for mental health and substance use disorders under the same terms and conditions as medical and surgical coverage. It would apply to individual and group plans in California.
Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1970
Common questions
- What does "Health care coverage: mental health or substance use disorders." cover?
- If enacted, this bill would require health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1,…
- When was it published?
- It was published on February 13, 2026.