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Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424)

Posted on May 7, 2009 16:43

Topics: Legislation | Parity

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Contained within the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Title V, Subtitle B, is the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. This act builds on the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 and now requires private group health plans of 51 or more employees to cover mental health and substance use disorders at the same levels as medical and surgery benefits, if the plan offers mental health and substance use benefits.

Full Text of the Legislation: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (pdf)

CRS Summary: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR01424:@@@D&summ2=m&


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