If you are a participant or beneficiary in a health benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) whose request for coverage of residential treatment services for a mental illness or substance use disorder was denied by United Behavioral Health (“UBH”), in whole or in part, on or after June 2, 2017, based upon UBH’s 2017 Level of Care Guidelines (“LOCGs”) or upon a Coverage Determination Guideline that incorporates the 2017 LOCGs (collectively, the “2017 Guidelines”), and whose request was not subsequently approved, in full, following an administrative appeal, may be eligible to participate in a Class Action Lawsuit titled Jones v. United Behavioral Health, Case No. 3:19-cv-06999-RS.
Please read this website and the Notice carefully. Your rights may be affected.
Summary of Legal Rights | |
Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Reprocessing Subclass | If you are a Reprocessing Subclass member, you may choose to be excluded from, or “opt out” of, the Reprocessing Subclass. If you opt out of the Reprocessing Subclass, you will not share in any relief awarded to the Reprocessing Subclass in this Lawsuit, including any reprocessing injunction or any money the Reprocessing Subclass may obtain as a result of any settlement. If you are only a member of the Class, then you may not exclude yourself from, or “opt out” of the Class. This means that, regardless of the outcome of this case, you will not be able to bring an individual legal action against UBH seeking declaratory or injunctive relief based on claims asserted by the Class in this Lawsuit. |
Do Nothing | You do not have to do anything to participate in the Lawsuit. If you fall within the definition of the Class set forth in FAQ 3, you are automatically a Class member. As a Class member, you will be bound by any judgment or settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable, on the claims asserted by the Class in this Lawsuit. You will be able to participate in any relief awarded to the Class in the case. If you also fall within the definition of the Reprocessing Subclass (see FAQ 4), you are also automatically a Reprocessing Subclass member, unless you choose to exclude yourself (see FAQ 9). As a Reprocessing Subclass member, you will be bound by any judgment or settlement, whether favorable or unfavorable, on the claims asserted by the Reprocessing Subclass in this Lawsuit. You will be able to participate in any relief awarded to the Reprocessing Subclass in the case. |
Upcoming Important Dates
Notification Mailing
1/30/2026
Opt Out Deadline
4/30/2026
Dispositive Motions Hearing
5/21/2026