CA AB1316

Revises the definition of "psychiatric emergency medical condition" to apply regardless of whether a patient is voluntary or involuntarily detained under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, covering situations where a patient is an immediate danger to themselves or others, or unable to provide for food, shelter, or clothing.

Requires Medi-Cal to cover emergency services and care necessary to treat psychiatric emergency medical conditions, including emergency room professional services, facility charges for emergency room visits, and poststabilization care services under federal law.

Mandates Medi-Cal managed care plans to be responsible for covering and reimbursing providers for emergency services for psychiatric emergency medical conditions, while preserving the scope of covered services for fee-for-service beneficiaries.

Requires psychiatric units within general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and certain psychiatric health facilities to accept transfers of patients with psychiatric emergency medical conditions if the patient is medically stable and the facility has available beds and appropriate personnel.

Specifies that no state reimbursement to local agencies is required because the act creates new crimes or changes crime definitions under Section 17556 of the Government Code.