Parity Implementation Assistance Act
Summary
Parity Implementation Assistance Act This bill provides grants to assist states with the implementation of the federal mental health parity requirements. States receiving the grants must request and review from private health insurance plans their required comparative analysis of nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) with respect to mental health or substance use disorder benefits. (NQTLs are limitations on the scope or duration of benefits for treatment, such as preauthorization requirements.)
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Introduction
Jun 2021
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Introduced Jun 7, 2021
Last action Jun 7, 2021
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Jun 7, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
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Party
State
District
P
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Tina Smith
DDemocratic
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