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Exhibit 21

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Entity Name:
   Jurisdiction of
Domicile:
   Entity
Type:
Care Management Resources, Inc.   Florida   C

Green Spring Health Services, Inc.1
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
Advantage Behavioral Systems, Inc.2
 
Pennsylvania
 
C
   
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
   
Resource Day Treatment Center
 
Pennsylvania
 
NP
 
AdvoCare of Tennessee, Inc.
 
Tennessee
 
C
   
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
   
Premier Holdings, Inc.
 
Tennessee
 
C
     
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
       
Magellan—PBS, LLC
 
 
 
LLC
     
Premier Behavioral Systems of Tennessee, LLC3
 
Tennessee
 
LLC
 
Allied Specialty Care Services, LLC
 
Delaware
 
LLC
   
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
   
Vivra, Inc.4
 
Nevada
 
C
     
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
     
Vivra Heart Services, Inc.
 
Nevada
 
C
     
Vivra Network Services, Inc.
 
Florida
 
C
     
PHP Holdings, Inc.
 
Colorado
 
C
   
Ihealth Technologies, LLC5
 
Delaware
 
LLC
 
Ceres Behavioral Healthcare Systems, LLC6
 
Oregon
 
LLC
1
Acquired by stock purchase—51% on 12/13/95; 10% on 12/21/95; 34% on 1/29/98.

2
Acquired as a result of the merger of former parent, TAO, Inc. and Green Spring Health Services, Inc. on 9/30/96.

3
50% owned by Premier Holdings, Inc.

4
Acquired by stock purchase on 2/29/00 by Allied Specialty Care Services, Inc. Allied Specialty Care Services, Inc. merged into Allied Specialty Care Services, LLC on 1/24/01.

5
Formed on 2/12/01. iHealth Technologies, Inc. merged into this LLC on 2/16/01.

6
97% owned by Green Spring Health Services, Inc.

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
  New GPA, Inc.7   Delaware   C
     
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
       
GPA Pennsylvania, Inc.
 
Pennsylvania
 
C
       
Novapsy Clinic, LLC8
 
Virginia
 
LLC
 
Green Spring of Pennsylvania, Inc.
 
Pennsylvania
 
C
 
Magellan Behavioral of Michigan, Inc.
 
Michigan
 
C
 
Magellan Behavioral Health of New Jersey, LLC
 
New Jersey
 
LLC
 
Magellan Capital, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Managed Care Services Mainstay of Central Pennsylvania, Inc.9
 
Pennsylvania
 
C
 
Maryland Health Partners, LLC10
 
Maryland
 
LLC
 
Vista Behavioral Health Plans, Inc.11
 
California
 
C

MBH Capital, Inc.12
 
Delaware
 
C
   
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
   
CMCI, Inc.
 
Nevada
 
C
   
CMFC, Inc.
 
Nevada
 
C

Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C
   
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
   
Magellan Behavioral Health of Ohio, Inc.
 
Ohio
 
C
   
Magellan Behavioral Health of Washington, Inc.
 
Washington
 
C
   
Magellan Behavioral Health Systems, LLC13
 
Utah
 
LLC
   
Human Affairs International of California
 
California
 
C
7
Formerly known as Group Practice Affiliates, Inc.

NOTE: The ownership interest in each non-indented entity is directly-held by Magellan Health Services, Inc.; the ownership interest in each indented entity is directly-held by the preceding non- indented entity. The percentage of ownership in each entity is 100% unless otherwise noted in a footnote.

8
50% owned by Group Practice Affiliates, Inc.-expected to close operations on 2/28/01.

9
Acquired by Green Spring Health Services, Inc. on 4/1/97.

10
50% owned by Green Spring Health Services, Inc.; 50% owned by CMG Health, Inc., a direct subsidiary of Merit Behavioral Care Corporation.

11
Acquired by Green Spring Health Services, Inc. on 1/1/98.

12
Charter Behavioral Corporation was renamed MBH Capital, Inc. on 2/15/01and Desert Springs Hospital, Inc. merged with this corporation

13
Acquired by Magellan Health Services, Inc. on 12/4/97 from Aetna US Healthcare, Inc. Formerly known as Human Affairs International, Inc. The stock of this company was distributed to Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc. on 12/14/01 and the corporation was converted into a limited liability company on 12/31/01 with Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc. being the sole member.

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
  Subsidiaries:        
 
Human Affairs International of Pennsylvania, Inc.
 
Pennsylvania
 
C

MBH of Puerto Rico
 
Puerto Rico
 
C

Merit Behavioral Care Corporation14
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
AGCA, Inc.
 
Pennsylvania
 
C
   
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
   
AGCA Headquarters Limited Partnership15
 
Pennsylvania
 
LP
   
AGCA New York, Inc.
 
New York
 
C
     
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
     
AGCA IPA of New York, Inc.
 
New York
 
C
     
MBC of New York, Inc., a New York
Independent Practice Association
 
New York
 
C
     
U.S. IPA Providers, Inc.
 
New York
 
C

Alliance Health Systems, Inc.16
 
Indiana
 
C

Arizona Biodyne, Inc.
 
Arizona
 
C

Hawaii Biodyne, Inc.
 
Hawaii
 
C

Louisiana Biodyne, Inc.
 
Louisiana
 
C

Magellan HRSC, Inc.17
 
Ohio
 
C

MBC Federal Programs, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C

MBC of New Mexico, Inc.
 
New Mexico
 
C

Merit Behavioral Care of Florida, Inc.
 
Florida
 
C

Merit Behavioral Care of Massachusetts, Inc.
 
Massachusetts
 
C

Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, Inc.
 
Pennsylvania
 
C
14
Acquired on 2/12/98 by stock purchase. The holding company, MBCH, Inc., merged into Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc. on 2/15/01, thereby transferring the ownership of Merit Behavioral Care Corporation and its subsidiaries under Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc. American Biodyne, Inc. merged into its parent, Merit Behavioral Care Corporation on 5/31/02.

15
15% owned by AGCA, Inc.

17
Formerly known as Merit Behavioral Care Systems Corporation.

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
CMG Health, Inc.18   Maryland   C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
Choice Behavioral Health Partnership19
 
Virginia
 
GP
 
CMG Health of New York, Inc.
 
New York
 
C
 
Maryland Health Partners, LLC20
 
Maryland
 
LLC
 
Montana Community Partners, Inc.21
 
Montana
 
C

Continuum Behavioral Care, LLC22
 
Rhode Island
 
LLC

Continuum Behavioral Healthcare Corporation
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Spectrum-Continuum Management Services of New York, LLC23
 
Delaware
 
LLC

EMHC-MBC of New York, LLC24
 
New York
 
LLC
 
EMHC/MBC IPA Providers of New York, LLC25
 
New York
 
LLC
 
EMHC-MBC Services of New York, LLC26
 
New York
 
LLC

Group Plan Clinic, Inc.
 
Texas
 
C

Magellan Behavioral Health Providers of Texas, Inc.
 
Texas
 
C

MBC of America, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
EMHC/MBC IPA Providers of New York, LLC27
 
New York
 
LLC
 
EMHC-MBC Services of New York, LLC28
 
New York
 
LLC
 
Empire Community Delivery Systems, LLC29
 
New York
 
LLC
 
MBC Management Services of New York, LLC30
 
New York
 
LLC
 
MBC of Tennessee, Inc.
 
Tennessee
 
C
18
Acquired by stock purchase on 9/11/97.

19
50% owned by CMG Health, Inc.

20
50% owned by CMG Health, Inc.; 50% owned by Green Spring Health Services, Inc.

21
55% owned by CMG Health, Inc.

22
50% owned by Merit Behavioral Care Corporation.

23
50% owned by Continuum Behavioral Healthcare Corporation.

24
79.8% owned by Merit Behavioral Care Corporation.

25
99% owned by EMHC-MBC of New York, LLC; 1% owned by MBC of America, Inc.

26
99% owned by EMHC-MBC of New York, LLC; 1% owned by MBC of America, Inc.

27
1% owned by MBC of America, Inc.; 99% owned by EMHC-MBC of New York, LLC.

28
1% owned by MBC of America, Inc.; 99% owned by EMHC-MBC of New York, LLC.

29
16.667% owned by MBC of America, Inc.

30
80.2 % owned by MBC of America, Inc.

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
  MBC of Tennessee, LLC31   Tennessee   LLC
 
MBC/IPA Providers of New York, LLC32
 
New York
 
LLC
 
Royal Health Care, LLC33
 
New York
 
LLC

MBC of North Carolina, LLC
 
North Carolina
 
LLC

MBC of Tennessee, LLC34
 
Tennessee
 
LLC
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Community Sector Systems, Inc.35
 
Washington
 
C

Magellan Behavioral Care Corporation of Iowa
 
Iowa
 
C

Merit Health Insurance Company
 
Illinois
 
C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Orion Life Insurance Company
 
Delaware
 
C

Merit Holdings Corp.
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
MBC National Service Corporation
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Merit Behavioral Care of Maryland, Inc.
 
Maryland
 
C
 
Merit INROADS Behavioral Health Services, LLC36
 
Delaware
 
LLC
   
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
   
Merit INROADS Behavioral Health Services of Illinois, LLC37
 
Illinois
 
LLC
   
INROADS Behavioral Health Services of Texas, L.P.38
 
Texas
 
LP
 
MeritChoice, Ltd.39
 
Pennsylvania
 
LP
31
99% owned by Merit Holdings Corp.; 1% owned by Merit Behavioral Care of Illinois, Inc.

32
99% owned by Merit INROADS Behavioral Health Services, LLC; 1% owned by Merit Behavioral Care Systems Corporation.

33
99% owned by Merit INROADS Behavioral Health Services, LLC; 1% owned by Merit Behavioral Care Systems Corporation.

34
50% owned by Merit Holdings Corp.

35
Acquired as a result of a stock purchase on 3/31/99.

36
Was 5% owned by Behavioral Health Systems of Indiana, Inc.; 95% owned by Charter Indiana BHS Holding, Inc (both subsidiaries of Magellan CBHS Holdings, Inc. which were dissolved on 9/26/02 and 9/19/02 respectively). Now 100% owned by Magellan CBHS Holdings, Inc.

37
50% owned by Charter Behavioral Health System of Lafayette, Inc.

38
Approximately 97.5% owned by Charter Behavioral Health System of Massachusetts, Inc.

39
67% owned by Charter Behavioral Health System of New Mexico, Inc.

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
PPC Group, Inc.   Delaware   C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
Merit Behavioral Care of California, Inc.
 
Missouri
 
C
 
P.P.C., Inc.
 
Missouri
 
C
   
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
   
Personal Performance Consultants of New York, Inc.
 
New York
 
C

Tennessee Behavioral Health, Inc.40
 
Tennessee
 
C

Magellan Behavioral Health of Texas, Inc.
 
Texas
 
C

Magellan CBHS Holdings, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
The Charter Behavioral Health System of Northwest Indiana, LLC41
 
Delaware
 
LLC
 
Charter Alvarado Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
California
 
C
 
Charter Bay Harbor Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Florida
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System of Central Georgia, Inc.
 
Georgia
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System of Columbia, Inc.
 
Missouri
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System of Dallas, Inc.
 
Texas
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System of Delmarva, Inc.
 
Maryland
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System at Fair Oaks, Inc.
 
New Jersey
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System at Hidden Brook, Inc.
 
Maryland
 
C
 
Charter Behavioral Health System of Lafayette, Inc.
 
Louisiana
 
C
   
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
   
The Charter Cypress Behavioral Health System, L.L.C.42
 
Tennessee
 
LLC

Charter Behavioral Health System of Lake Charles, Inc.
 
Louisiana
 
C

Charter Behavioral Health System of Massachusetts, Inc.
 
Massachusetts
 
C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Westwood/Pembroke Health System Limited Partnership43
 
Massachusetts
 
LP

Charter Behavioral Health System of Nashua, Inc.
 
New Hampshire
 
C
40
75% owned by Charter Linden Oaks Behavioral Health System, Inc.

41
50% owned by Charter MOB of Charlottesville, Inc. (previously 50% owned by Charter Behavioral Health System of Central Virginia, Inc. who merged in Charter MOB of Charlottesville on 1/28/00).

42
57% owned by Magellan CBHS Holdings, Inc.

43
50% owned by Charter Northridge Behavioral Health System, Inc.

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
Charter Behavioral Health System of New Mexico, Inc.   New Mexico   C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
The Charter Heights Behavioral Health System Limited Partnership44
 
Delaware
 
LP

Charter Behavioral Health System of Paducah, Inc.
 
Kentucky
 
C

Charter Behavioral Health System at Potomac Ridge, Inc.
 
Maryland
 
C

Charter Behavioral Health System of Toledo, Inc.
 
Ohio
 
C

Charter Canyon Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Utah
 
C

Charter Centennial Peaks Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Colorado
 
C

Charter Fairmount Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Pennsylvania
 
C

Charter Fenwick Hall Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
South Carolina
 
C

Charter Forest Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Louisiana
 
C

Charter Grapevine Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Texas
 
C

Charter Hospital of Mobile, Inc.
 
Alabama
 
C

Charter Hospital of Santa Teresa, Inc.
 
New Mexico
 
C

Charter Hospital of St. Louis, Inc.
 
Missouri
 
C

Charter Lakeside Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.
 
Tennessee
 
C

Charter Linden Oaks Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Illinois
 
C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Naperville Psychiatric Ventures45
 
Illinois
 
GP

Charter Medical—Clayton County, Inc.
 
Georgia
 
C

Charter Medical of East Valley, Inc.
 
Arizona
 
C

Charter Medical—Long Beach, Inc.
 
California
 
C

Charter Medical of Puerto Rico, Inc.
 
Puerto Rico
 
C

Charter Milwaukee Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Wisconsin
 
C

Charter MOB of Charlottesville, Inc.
 
Virginia
 
C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Mental Healthsource, L.L.C.46
 
Virginia
 
LLC

Charter North Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Alaska
 
C
44
Correctional Behavioral Solutions, Inc. merged into parent on 9/17/01.

45
50% owned by Magellan Public Solutions, Inc.

46
50% owned by Charter MOB of Charlottesville, Inc. (previously 50% owned by Charter Behavioral Health System of Central Virginia, Inc, who merged in Charter MOB of Charlottesville on 1/28/00).

C=corporation; CLS=company limited by shares; GP=general partnership; LLC=limited liability company; LP=limited partnership; MC=medical corporation; NP=non-profit corporation; PC=professional corporation; ULLC=unlimited liability company

 
    
    
Charter North Counseling Center, Inc.   Alaska   C

Charter North Star Behavioral Health System, L.L.C.47
 
Tennessee
 
LLC

Charter Northridge Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
North Carolina
 
C
 
Subsidiary:
 
 
 
 
 
Holly Hill/Charter Behavioral Health System, L.L.C.48
 
Tennessee
 
LLC

Charter Westbrook Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Virginia
 
C

Charter White Oak Behavioral Health System, Inc.
 
Maryland
 
C

Florida Health Facilities, Inc.
 
Florida
 
C

Golden Isle Assurance Company Ltd.
 
Bermuda
 
C

Plymouth Insurance Company, Ltd.
 
Bermuda
 
C

Magellan Public Solutions, Inc.49
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
KidsCareNet of Milwaukee, LLC50
 
Wisconsin
 
LLC
 
Magellan Public Network, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C
 
Correctional Behavioral Solutions of Indiana, Inc.
 
Indiana
 
C
 
Correctional Behavioral Solutions of New Jersey, Inc.
 
New Jersey
 
C

Magellan Specialty Health, Inc.
 
Delaware
 
C
47
57% owned by Magellan CBHS Holdings, Inc.

48
50% owned by Charter Northridge Behavioural Health System, Inc.

49
Correctional Behavioral Solutions, Inc. merged into parent on 9/17/01.

50
50% owned by Magellan Public Solutions, Inc.


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