Complaints
Board
of Behavioral Science Examiners
(Marriage, Family, Child Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists)
916-445-4933
Medical
Board of California
(Physicians, Psychologists and Psychiatrists, Surgeons and Allied Health
Professionals)
800-633-2322
Protection & Advocacy,
Inc.
916-488-9955
Your
County Patients' Rights Advocate or California Office of Patients' Rights
800-776-5746
Other Complaint Resources:
1 800-HMO-HELP
For general information regarding group health coverage and HMOs, you should contact the California Department of Managed Health Care at 1-800-HMO-HELP, http://www.dmhc.ca.gov. For Further Information:
- Office of the Patient Advocate
- Getting the Most from Your HMO (PDF)
- Health Administration Responsibility Project Consumer Resources
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
"Do you feel that your insurer may be out of compliance with mental health parity law?"
Click on this Link: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law wants to hear from you!
California's mental health parity law requires that insurers cover mental health benefits on equal terms with coverage of other benefits. It has come to the attention of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law that some insurers in California are apparently out of compliance with the state parity law. If you are being charged copays for mental health services that are greater than the copays required for other services, or if you are subject to annual visit limits or reimbursement caps for mental health services that are different from the visit limits or caps for other services, the Bazelon Center would like to know.
Protection & Advocacy
Protection & Advocacy,
Inc.
916-488-9955
Individuals with mental illnesses and serious emotional disturbances who reside in treatment facilities are among the groups most vulnerable to potential neglect and abuse. To help ensure that individuals receive appropriate care and treatment, each State has a system, designated by the Governor, to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illnesses.
CMHS funds and oversees the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Program (PAIMI) that advocates for individuals with mental illnesses. Protection and advocacy services include general information and referrals; investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, and rights violations in facilities; and use of legal, legislative, systemic, and other remedies to correct verified incidents.
Anyone with a mental illness who resides in, or recently has been discharged from a facility, such as a hospital, group home, homeless shelter, residential treatment center, jail, or prison, may be eligible to receive these services through the PAIMI program.
For assistance, please contact your State P&A system, to see if your request is within the agency's annual service priorities.
Office of Patient Rights
Protection & Advocacy,
Inc.
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 210N
Sacramento, CA 95825-8202
Telephone (916) 575-1610
Fax (916) 575-1613
OPRinforequest@pai-ca.org
1127 11th St., Suite 925 Sacramento, CA 95814 | Tel: (916) 557-1166 | Fax: (916) 447-2350
