SB 999 (Cortese, D-Campbell)

SB 999 would have imposed certain requirements on health plans and insurers, including:

• Having qualified health care providers in the relevant clinical specialty review appeals and make initial review determinations
• Maintaining telephone and other direct communication access during normal business hours for health care providers to request authorization for mental health and substance use disorder care
• Providing health care providers and enrollees the clinical citations used for denials of care