Regulations Issued on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity in Group Health Plans
Clifford Schoner - Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
February 12, 2010
Employers may need to act as a result of regulations implementing expanded health parity requirements for group health plans. The interim final rules, published in yesterday’s Federal Register, require the integration and coordination of the medical, surgical, mental health, and substance use disorder benefits in such plans.
The expanded requirements were imposed by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), signed into law in October 2008. They are generally applicable for plan years beginning after July 1, 2010 (January 1, 2011, for a calendar year plan).
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