New Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Regulations
What You Need to Do to Comply
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Just-issued regulations clarify many important aspects of the new parity requirements under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). Although the regulations become applicable for plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2010, the basic MHPAEA rules are already effective for most group health plans. Let EBIA help you understand the new requirements so you can bring plan design and administrative procedures into line by the regulatory deadline!
Originally presented on March 11, 2010.
For one registration fee ($249), you and your co-workers may view the seminar as many times as you wish for 60 days after purchase.
Seminar Level
Topics Covered
Here’s some of what was covered:
- What plans and insurers must comply with the parity requirements for mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits?
- What standards must be followed in defining mental health or substance use disorder benefits under the terms of a plan?
- What are the six new classifications created by the regulations for assessing parity with respect to financial requirements and treatment limitations under a plan (including the special rule that applies to prescription drug benefits)?
- Is it permissible to impose separate deductibles for mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits?
- What is the impact of the new requirement that all medical care benefits provided by an employer be treated as a single group health plan for purposes of the parity rules?
- How will compliance be enforced (both with the already effective statutory provisions and the soon-to-become applicable regulatory requirements)?
Details
Speakers: Andrew Ky Haynes and Gita K. Sharma. Mr. Haynes is an attorney and Shareholder and Director of Haynes Benefits, P.C., a law firm practicing exclusively in employee benefits, in Kansas City. He is a Contributing Author of EBIA’s HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security and Group Health Plan Mandates manuals. Ms. Sharma is an attorney and Senior Editor at EBIA. She is the Editor and a Contributing Author of EBIA’s HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security manual.
Handouts: A handout of the seminar slides and other information is provided through download.
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