(a) (1) A health care service plan contract issued, amended, renewed or delivered on or after January 1, 2024, that is required to provide coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders pursuant to Sections 1374.72, 1374.721, and 1374.73 shall cover the provision of the services identified in the fee-for-service reimbursement schedule published by the State Department of Health Care Services, as described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (c), when those services are delivered at schoolsites pursuant to this section, regardless of the network status of the local educational agency, institution of higher education, or health care provider. (2) This section does not relieve a local educational agency or institution of higher education from requirements to accommodate or provide services to students with disabilities pursuant to any applicable state and federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.), Part 30 (commencing with Section 56000) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, Chapter 26.5 (commencing with Section 7570) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. (b) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (1) âHealth care providerâ has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1374.72 and paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 1374.73. (2) âInstitution of higher educationâ means the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California. (3) âLocal educational agencyâ means a school district, county office of education, charter school, the California Schools for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind. (4) âMedically necessary treatment of a mental health or substance use disorderâ has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1374.72. (5) âMental health and substance use disorderâ has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1374.72. (6) âSchool siteâ means a facility or location used for public kindergarten, elementary, secondary, or postsecondary purposes. âSchool siteâ also includes a location not owned or operated by a public school, or public school district, if the school or school district provides or arranges for the provision of medically necessary treatment of a mental health or substance use disorder to its students at that location, including off-campus clinics, mobile counseling services, and similar locations. (7) âUtilization reviewâ has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 1374.721. (c) When a local educational agency or institution of higher education provides or arranges for the provision of treatment of a mental health or substance use disorder services subject to this section by a health care provider for an individual 25 years of age or younger at a school site, the studentâs health care service plan shall reimburse the local educational agency or institution of higher education for those services. (1) A health care service plan shall not require prior authorization for services provided pursuant to this section. (2) A health care service plan may conduct a postclaim review to determine appropriate payment of the claim. Payment for services subject to this section may be denied only if the health care service plan reasonably determines that the services were provided to a student not enrolled in the health plan, were never performed, or were not provided by a health care provider appropriately licensed or authorized to provide the services. (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a health plan may require prior authorization for services as authorized by the department pursuant to subdivision (d). (4) A lo
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