California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14134.25

WIC § 14134.25 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Tobacco cessation services are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, subject to utilization controls. Tobacco cessation services shall include all intervention recommendations, as periodically updated, assigned a grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Tobacco cessation services shall include quit attempts based on medical necessity, as defined in Section 14059.5, and consistent with United States Preventive Services Task Force grade A and B recommendations, with no required break between attempts, for all beneficiaries 18 years of age and older who use tobacco. For beneficiaries under 18 years of age, tobacco cessation services shall be provided in accordance with both the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures periodicity schedule and anticipatory guidance as periodically updated, as well as services assigned a grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

(b)For purposes of this section, in addition to the services described in subdivision (a) and only to the extent consistent with the intervention recommendations, as periodically updated, assigned a grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, tobacco cessation services for beneficiaries 18 years of age and older shall include all of the following:

(1)At least four tobacco cessation counseling sessions per quit attempt that may be conducted in person or by telephone and individually or as part of a group, at the beneficiary’s option.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 283. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.