Medi-Cal Managed Care
L.A Care Health Plan
If you are a current member of L.A. Care and have questions about your plan or benefit, please contact their 24 hour member call center at (888) 839-9909.
Behavioral Health Treatment
L.A. Care covers Behavioral Health Treatment for members under 21 years of age with a recommendation from a licensed physician, surgeon or psychologist that evidence-based BHT services are medically necessary. This includes Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and similar evidence-based treatments.
L.A. Care’s Behavioral Health Treatment (Applied Behavioral Analysis)
For Medi-Cal Members Under 21
Behavioral Health Services includes treatment for both mental health and substance use disorders. L.A. Care offers these services through Carelon Behavioral Health.
Managed Long-Term Care Services and Supports
L.A. Care offers Managed Long-Term Care Services and Supports in the following types of long-term care facilities or homes:
- Skilled nursing facility services as approved by L.A. Care
- Subacute care facility services (including adult and pediatric) as approved by L.A. Care
- Home and Community Based services as approved by L.A. Care
- Community Based Adult Services (CBAS)
- In-home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- Intermediate care facility services L.A. Care approves, including:
- Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled (ICF/DD),
- Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative (ICF/DD-H), and
- Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing (ICF/DD-N)
If you have questions about long-term care services, call Member Services at (888) 839-9909 or (855) 427-1223 (TTY: 711).