Member Handbook - Los Angeles County Department of Health ...
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Medi-Cal <strong>Member</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> / Benefit Year 2006-2007Non-Covered Services:What does Medi-Cal notcover?The following is a list <strong>of</strong> services not covered byL.A. Care/Community <strong>Health</strong> Plan or by theregular Medi-Cal program:• All services excluded from Medi-Cal understate and/or federal law• Routine circumcision, unless medically necessary• Cosmetic surgery (surgery performed to alteror reshape normal structures <strong>of</strong> the body inorder to improve your appearance)• Custodial care• Experimental and investigational services.This is talked about in “IMRs for Experimentaland Investigational Therapies (IMR-EIT)”under “Complaints: What should I do if I amunhappy?” in this handbook• Infertility• Immunizations (shots) for work or travel• Personal comfort items, (such as phones,television and guest tray) when in the hospital• Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ) diseaseunless medically necessary after examinationIf you have questions about what is covered ornot covered, please call Community <strong>Health</strong>Plan.21Community <strong>Health</strong> Plan <strong>Member</strong> Services <strong>Department</strong> toll-free 1-800-475-5550L.A. Care <strong>Health</strong> Plan <strong>Member</strong> Services <strong>Department</strong> toll-free 1-888-4LA-Care or 1-888-452-2273