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Medical Necessity Requirements for Mental <strong>Health</strong> & Substance AbuseTo be eligible to receive CBHS services, a beneficiary must be a resident of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, have a medicallynecessary diagnosis, and have an assessment of financial need and support for services, i.e., third-partyinsurance status or lack thereof. A Beneficiary must also meet the criteria outlined in each of the following formental health and substance abuse:Specific Requirements for Mental <strong>Health</strong> (CCR, Title 9, sections 1830.205 & 1830.210)SUBDIVISIONS(1) DSM–IV Disorder: (2) Impairment: (3) Intervention:Must have one of the followingdisorders:(A) Pervasive DevelopmentalDisorders, except AutisticDisorders(B) Disruptive Behavior andAttention Deficit Disorders(C) Feeding and Eating Disorders ofInfancy and Early Childhood(D) Elimination Disorders(E) Other Disorders of Infancy,Childhood, or Adolescence(F) Schizophrenia and otherPsychotic Disorders(G) Mood Disorders(H) Anxiety Disorders(I) Somatoform Disorders(J) Factitious Disorders(K) Dissociative Disorders(L) Paraphilias(M) Gender Identity Disorder(N) Eating Disorders(O) Impulse Control Disorders NotElsewhere Classified(P) Adjustment Disorders(Q) Personality Disorders, excludingAntisocial Personality Disorder(R) Medication–Induced MovementDisorders related to otherincluded diagnoses.Must have at leastone of the followingimpairments as a resultof the mental disorder(s)listed in Subdivision (1):(A) Significantimpairment in animportant area of lifefunctioning.(B) Probability ofsignificantdeterioration in animportant area of lifefunctioning.(C) Except as providedbelow*, a probabilitythat a child will notprogressdevelopmentally asindividuallyappropriate. (For thepurpose of thissection, a child is aperson under theage of 21 years).Must meet each of theintervention criteria listed below:(A) The focus of the proposedintervention is to address thecondition identified inSubdivision (2).(B) The expectation is that theproposed intervention will:1. Significantly diminish theimpairment, or2. Prevent significantdeterioration in an importantarea of life functioning, or3. Except as provided below*,allow the child to progressdevelopmentally as individuallyappropriate.(C) The condition would not beresponsive to physical healthcare-based treatment.(D) When the requirements of thissection are met, beneficiariesshall receive specialty mentalhealth services for a diagnosisincluded in Subsection (1)even if a diagnosis that is notincluded in Subsection (1) isalso present.*Beneficiaries under 21 years of age, who meet all other requirements but who do not meet the requirementsdetailed in Subdivision (2) and (3) may still be eligible to receive CBHS services. Please call <strong>Behavioral</strong> <strong>Health</strong>Access Center at 255-3737 for these authorization requirements.92

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